Winery SanfordFounders’ Pinot Noir

Red wine of Sta. Rita Hills of California of United States

4.6

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.

The Founders’ Pinot Noir of Winery Sanford is a red wine from the region of Sta. Rita Hills of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Founders’ Pinot Noir from the Winery Sanford

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Founders’ Pinot Noir of Winery Sanford in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Founders’ Pinot Noir of Winery Sanford in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Founders’ Pinot Noir

Pairings that work perfectly with Founders’ Pinot Noir

Original food and wine pairings with Founders’ Pinot Noir

Game (deer, venison)

The Founders’ Pinot Noir of Winery Sanford matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, grenadins of veal with ceps or duck legs with green olives.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sanford's Founders’ Pinot Noir.

Winery

Winery Sanford

Grape varieties

Pinot noir

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

Founders’ Pinot Noir - 2012

In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines

Average rating: 4.7

The best vintages of Founders’ Pinot Noir from Winery Sanford are 2012

Informations about the Winery Sanford

The winery offers 48 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

This winery is part of the Terlato Wine Group.

It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California

The Winery Sanford is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 30000 of of United States wines

In the top 700 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

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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