Winery RayLen - Category 5

Winery RayLenCategory 5

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Category 5 of Winery RayLen is a red wine from the region of Yadkin Valley of North Carolina.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Category 5 of the Winery RayLen is in the top 10 of wines of Yadkin Valley.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Category 5 of Winery RayLen in the region of North Carolina often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery RayLen's Category 5.

Winemaker
Steve Shepard
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Category 5 - 2017
In the top 10 of of Yadkin Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Category 5 - 2016
In the top 10 of of Yadkin Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Category 5 - 2015
In the top 10 of of Yadkin Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Category 5 - 2014
In the top 10 of of Yadkin Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Category 5 - 2013
In the top 10 of of Yadkin Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Category 5 - 2012
In the top 10 of of Yadkin Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Category 5 - 2011
In the top 10 of of Yadkin Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Category 5 from Winery RayLen are 2012, 2015, 2017, 2014 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery RayLen

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yadkin Valley in the region of North Carolina
Find the Winery RayLen on Twitter

The Winery RayLen is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Yadkin Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Carolina
In the top 8000 of of United States wines
In the top 15 of of Yadkin Valley wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 45000 wines of the world

The wine region of Yadkin Valley

The wine region of Yadkin Valley is located in the region of North Carolina of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine RayLen or the Domaine Shelton produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yadkin Valley are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yadkin Valley often reveals types of flavors of spices, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak.


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.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Rosé de saignée

A method of making rosé wine that consists of partially draining a vat of red wine after a few hours of maceration. The longer the maceration, the stronger the colour. This practice gives rich and expressive rosés.

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