The Winery Retzlaff of Livermore Valley of California

Winery Retzlaff
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of California.
It is located in Livermore Valley in the region of California

The Winery Retzlaff is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Livermore Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Retzlaff wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Retzlaff

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Retzlaff

How Winery Retzlaff wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, chaouia lamb or duck confit (canned).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Retzlaff

On the nose the red wine of Winery Retzlaff. 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 Retzlaff. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Retzlaff

  • 2008With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.01/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Livermore Valley

Historic Bay Area AVA (first US varietal bottling of Chardonnay, Wente clone ~80% of Californian Chardonnay): signature Cabernet Sauvignon dominant (33%) and Chardonnay (22%) as kings, followed by Merlot, Petite Sirah and Syrah. Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc named signatures in 2025. Warm Winkler III climate moderated by San Francisco Bay, gravel, limestone and clay soils. Historic Californian Bordeaux and Rhône identity.

The top white wines of Winery Retzlaff

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Retzlaff

How Winery Retzlaff wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork orloff, salmon pizza or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Retzlaff

On the nose the white wine of Winery Retzlaff. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Retzlaff. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Retzlaff

  • 0With an average score of 3.95/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

The top pink wines of Winery Retzlaff

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Retzlaff

How Winery Retzlaff wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou or duck pot au feu.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Retzlaff

  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Oenographer

Wine label collector. It is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain the labels of famous vintages, which thus seek to avoid forgeries.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Retzlaff

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Retzlaff

How Winery Retzlaff wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef with dark beer, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Retzlaff

  • 0With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Retzlaff.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Retzlaff

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.