The Winery Relic of Napa Valley of California

Winery Relic
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is ranked in the top 493 of the estates of California.
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California
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The Winery Relic is one of the best wineries to follow in Napa Valley.. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Relic wines

Looking for the best Winery Relic wines in Napa Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Relic 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 Relic wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Relic

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Relic

How Winery Relic wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of navarin of lamb, lamb chops marinated with herbs or marinated duck with honey and five spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Relic

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Relic

  • 2012With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.35/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petite Sirah

Discovering the wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top pink wines of Winery Relic

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Relic

How Winery Relic wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, mushroom, comté and morteau sausage cake or tournedos rossini with port sauce.

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

  • Grenache
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top white wines of Winery Relic

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Relic

How Winery Relic wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauerkraut of the sea in casserole, fresh tuna with sesame seeds or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Relic

On the nose the white wine of Winery Relic. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Relic. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Relic

  • 2013With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.40/5

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

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Pigeage

Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Relic

Planning a wine route in the of Napa Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Relic.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

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