Winery Rootdown - Mourvèdre

Winery RootdownMourvèdre

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Mourvèdre of Winery Rootdown is a red wine from the region of Amador County of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Mourvèdre from the Winery Rootdown

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Mourvèdre of Winery Rootdown in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rootdown's Mourvèdre.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Mourvèdre - 2017
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Mourvèdre from Winery Rootdown are 2017

Informations about the Winery Rootdown

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Amador County in the region of California

The Winery Rootdown is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 50000 of of United States wines
In the top 35000 of of Amador County wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Amador County

The wine region of Amador County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Portalupi or the Domaine Favia produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amador County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amador County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, fig or stone fruit.


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.

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The word of the wine: Hat

Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.

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