Winery Sapphire Hill - Rubineaux

Winery Sapphire HillRubineaux

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Rubineaux of Winery Sapphire Hill is a red wine from the region of Sonoma County of California.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Nero d'Avola and the Merlot.
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 game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Rubineaux from the Winery Sapphire Hill

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Rubineaux of Winery Sapphire Hill in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Rubineaux of Winery Sapphire Hill in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sapphire Hill's Rubineaux.

Winemaker
Tim Meinken
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Rubineaux - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Rubineaux - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Rubineaux from Winery Sapphire Hill are 2013, 2012

Informations about the Winery Sapphire Hill

The winery offers 45 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California

The Winery Sapphire Hill is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 45000 of of United States wines
In the top 6500 of of Sonoma County wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sonoma County

The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma County go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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: Elegant

Said of a wine that, beyond balance, presents qualities of charm and harmony, without the slightest heaviness.

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