Winery ReverieRoussanne
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Roussanne of Winery Reverie in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Reverie's Roussanne.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Roussanne from Winery Reverie are 2013, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Reverie
The Winery Reverie is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Diamond Mountain District to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Diamond Mountain District
The wine region of Diamond Mountain District is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Seaver Vineyards or the Domaine Hall OVW produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Diamond Mountain District are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Diamond Mountain District often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
The word of the wine: Draft liquor (champagne)
After blending, the wine is bottled with a liqueur de tirage (a mixture of sugar and wine) and a yeast (selected yeasts). The yeast attacks the sugar and creates carbon dioxide. The fermentation, which lasts about two months, is prolonged by an ageing period (15 months minimum in total). The bottle is capped (some rare vintages are capped with a staple and a cork).
