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 roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, lamb mouse confit in wine or silvia's quick wolf fillet.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.83/5

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

Historic US southeastern wine state (top US producer before Prohibition). Yadkin Valley as the main quality zone: signature Cabernet Franc (red fruit, bell pepper, violet, fresh herbs, supple tannins). Also dense Petit Verdot, round Merlot, fruity Sangiovese. Chardonnay whites and rich Petit Manseng (apricot, honey).

Historic specialty: native muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia), sweet musky wines in the American Southern style. Humid temperate climate.

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 stuffed tomatoes with thermomix, salt crusted sea bass or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

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 best vintages in the white wines of Winery RayLen

  • 0With an average score of 3.64/5

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: Pinot grigio

Crisp, light dry whites with a pale, sometimes copper-tinged robe, slender palate and fresh acidity, showing delicate aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, pear, white flowers, almond and mineral notes. Refreshing profile. Absolute star of northern Italy: Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, Alto Adige DOC and Trentino DOC. Italian synonym for Burgundy's pinot gris (grey mutation of pinot noir), one of Italy's most exported whites.

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 roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), barbecued filet mignon or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

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

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Bite

Said of a wine with exacerbated acidity.

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Discover the grape variety: Vidal blanc

Aromatic, structured whites with firm acidity preserved at full ripeness, featuring aromas of citrus, pineapple, mango, apricot, honey and muscat notes. Absolute star of Canadian Icewines (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia) where thick-skinned berries survive on the vine through frost, yielding rich liquoreux with exotic fruit and honey aromas. Also made as dry and semi-sweet whites in the northeastern United States. French hybrid created in 1930 by Jean-Louis Vidal (Ugni Blanc × Rayon d'Or).

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