Winery Ritchie CreekLimestone Hill Cabernet Sauvignon
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The Limestone Hill Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery Ritchie Creek is in the top 0 of wines of Spring Mountain District.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ritchie Creek's Limestone Hill Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Camarate
Lively, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden colour, a slender palate and preserved acidity, showing signature aromas of citrus (lemon), green apple, white flowers and discreet floral notes. Refreshing, early-ripening profile to drink young. Often blended with Rabigato and Garrido, contributing to the character of Douro whites and Portuguese sweet wines. Portuguese white variety grown in the Douro Valley and Lisbon region, with very early ripening.
Informations about the Winery Ritchie Creek
The Winery Ritchie Creek is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Spring Mountain District to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Spring Mountain District
The wine region of Spring Mountain District is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lokoya or the Domaine Barnett produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Spring Mountain District are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Spring Mountain District often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus fruit or white peach and sometimes also flavors of salt, stone or almonds.
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: Animal
Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.
