Winery RarecatOld Toll Hillside Vineyard Cabernet Franc
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The Old Toll Hillside Vineyard Cabernet Franc of the Winery Rarecat is in the top 0 of wines of Calistoga.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rarecat's Old Toll Hillside Vineyard Cabernet Franc.
Discover the grape variety: Frankenthal
A table grape with long bunches and spherical blue-black berries with thick skin and juicy flesh, delivering a pleasant sweet flavour. Late-ripening. Very rarely vinified. Cultivated for fresh consumption in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, prized for its sweetness, attractive table appearance and good keeping. A witness to Germanic ampelographic heritage, grown since the Middle Ages in Central Europe.
Informations about the Winery Rarecat
The Winery Rarecat is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Calistoga to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Calistoga
The wine region of Calistoga is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Venge Vineyards or the Domaine Maybach Family Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calistoga are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calistoga often reveals types of flavors of earth, graphite or allspice and sometimes also flavors of star anise, black plum or orange peel.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Terroir
Strictly speaking, the notion of terroir corresponds to the geological characteristics of a vineyard. However, when we talk about terroir, we take into account the soil, the climate (even the microclimate), the flora, the fauna, and the human factor that characterizes the practices that make up the art of the craft.
