Winery Refugio RanchIneseño Roussanne - Viognier
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Roussanne and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Ineseño Roussanne - Viognier of Winery Refugio Ranch in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Ineseño Roussanne - Viognier
Pairings that work perfectly with Ineseño Roussanne - Viognier
Original food and wine pairings with Ineseño Roussanne - Viognier
The Ineseño Roussanne - Viognier of Winery Refugio Ranch matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of baeckeoffe, garbure landaise or shrimp in hot sauce from cathylou.
Details and technical informations about Winery Refugio Ranch's Ineseño Roussanne - Viognier.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Ineseño Roussanne - Viognier from Winery Refugio Ranch are 2011, 0, 2013
Informations about the Winery Refugio Ranch
The Winery Refugio Ranch is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Santa Ynez Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley
Highly diverse east-west Santa Barbara AVA (1°F rise per mile inland, AVA 1983, 70+ grapes): cool in the west, Pinot Noir reigns in reds and vibrant Chardonnay in whites. Central Ballard Canyon, fleshy, spicy Syrah. Hotter east, structured Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Rhône varieties. Also Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Gewurztraminer.
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: Oenographer
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