Winery SanfordSanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinot Noir.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir of the Winery Sanford is in the top 10 of wines of Sta. Rita Hills.
Taste structure of the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir from the Winery Sanford
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 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 Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir of Winery Sanford in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or minerality.
Food and wine pairings with Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir
The Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir of Winery Sanford matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, veal escalope (piccata milanese) or aiguillettes of duck with auvergne blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Sanford's Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir from Winery Sanford are 2016, 2017, 2014, 2009 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Sanford
The Winery Sanford is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills
Sacred ground of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (western tip of Santa Ynez, AVA 2001): signature Pinot Noir reigns (2,100 acres) with intense red and black fruit aromas, silky tannins and clean earth, white pepper and clove spices. Mineral, Chablis-like Chardonnay (500 acres), signature tension and freshness. Also Syrah, Barbera and Sauvignon Blanc. Marine corridors between the Purisima and Santa Rosa Hills, marine limestone soils, a Californian Burgundian identity.
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: Barrel
Bordeaux barrel of 225 litres, used to determine the tonneau (unit of measurement corresponding to four barrels, or 900 litres).
