The Winery Robert Craig of Napa County of California

Winery Robert Craig
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 654 of the estates of California.
It is located in Napa County in the region of California
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The Robert Craig Estate is a renowned winery located in Napa County, California, USA. Spanning 90 hectares of beautifully cultivated hilly land, it offers an exceptional representation of the elegance and power of Napa Valley terroirs. The winery is named after its founder, Robert Craig, who was one of the pioneers of mountain wine production in Napa Valley. It was established in 1992, with the primary aim of producing authentic, high-quality wines that faithfully reflect the character of their respective terroirs. Now with nearly three decades of winemaking history, the Robert Craig Estate has earned an exceptional reputation for consistently producing wines that stand out for their intensity, balance, and ability to improve with age. The estate is most famous for its exceptional mountain Cabernet Sauvignons, produced from three unique mountain vineyards - Mount Veeder, Spring Mountain, and Howell Mountain. These wines are celebrated for their complexity, depth, and distinctive mountain character. In addition, the estate also produces varietal wines made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and a remarkable Chardonnay from high-altitude terraced vineyards. The winemaking philosophy of the Robert Craig Estate relies on a soil-to-glass approach, emphasizing sustainable farming, precise winemaking, and respect for the unique characteristics of each vineyard plot. The wines are made in small quantities and with care to ensure the best expression of terroir. The estate also offers personalized tasting experiences to its visitors in an intimate tasting room overlooking the rolling hills of Napa Valley.

Top Winery Robert Craig wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Robert Craig

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Robert Craig

How Winery Robert Craig wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, lamb with vermicelli or special' tagliatelle carbonara.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Robert Craig

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Robert Craig

  • 2014With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.32/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Zinfandel
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Napa County

The wine region of Napa County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Duckhorn or the Domaine Seghesio produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Napa County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Napa County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, peach or lemon and sometimes also flavors of apricot, minerality or lime.

In the mouth of Napa County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 71 estates and châteaux in the of Napa County, producing 95 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Robert Craig

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Robert Craig

How Winery Robert Craig wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cajun jumbalaya rice, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Robert Craig

On the nose the white wine of Winery Robert Craig. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Robert Craig. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Robert Craig

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.09/5

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

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Winery Robert Craig

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Robert Craig

How Winery Robert Craig wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of boeuf en daube, irish stew with beer or pizza goat cheese and honey.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Robert Craig

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Zinfandel

The word of the wine: Farm

Wine dominated by a strong acidity and/or biting tannins. In this case, the components of the wine need to melt, i.e. to harmonize during the maturation in the cellar.

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

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