The Winery RayLen of North Carolina

Winery RayLen
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 14 of the estates of North Carolina.
It is located in North Carolina
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The Winery RayLen is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of North Carolina to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery RayLen wines

Looking for the best Winery RayLen wines in North Carolina among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery RayLen wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery RayLen wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery RayLen

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery RayLen

How Winery RayLen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise, rack of lamb in a crust of herbs and seeds with thyme juice and... or coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery RayLen

On the nose the red wine of Winery RayLen. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery RayLen. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery RayLen

  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery RayLen.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located on the east coast of the United States, between the Appalachian Mountains to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The state's transitional Climate is well suited to growing grapes for wine production, and the state has a Long and illustrious wine-making history. North Carolina's finest wines are made from Vitis vinifera grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot and Riesling. However, muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) are native to the region.

One example is Scuppernong, a (relatively) large member of the muscadine family named after the Scuppernong River that runs through the state. Roanoke Island, on the east coast of North Carolina, is home to a 400-year-old Scuppernong Plant that is believed to be the oldest cultivated Vine in the world. North Carolina covers about 140,000 square miles of flat coastal plains and rolling hills of the Piedmont ("foot of the hills") region of the eastern United States, named after the Piedmont region of northern Italy. The climate of North Carolina's hilly regions is well suited to viticulture, with the surrounding mountains providing protection from the northern weather.

The top white wines of Winery RayLen

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery RayLen

How Winery RayLen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork colombo, red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery RayLen

On the nose the white wine of Winery RayLen. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery RayLen.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Vidal Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top pink wines of Winery RayLen

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery RayLen

How Winery RayLen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chinese fondue, salted lentils or rabbit legs with mushrooms.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery RayLen.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Tries (harvest by)

Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.

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Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Winery RayLen and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Péronne

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Péronne, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Azé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Azé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​ ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: Tries (harvest by)

Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.

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