Winery Scholium Project - The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch

Winery Scholium ProjectThe Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch

4.1
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(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 region.
The The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch of Winery Scholium Project 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 beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch from the Winery Scholium Project

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch of Winery Scholium Project 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 The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch of Winery Scholium Project in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Scholium Project's The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.8°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Seibel 6468

Direct producer hybrid obtained by Albert Seibel (1844/1936), interbreeding between 4614 Seibel and 3011 Seibel. The 6468 Seibel was not multiplied very much, today it is not present in the vineyard anymore. It should be noted that it has been used in many other crosses to obtain, among others, the Villard blanc, the date tree of Saint Vallier, etc.

Last vintages of this wine

The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch - 2013
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch - 2012
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch - 2011
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch - 2010
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch - 2008
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 4.311110
The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch - 2005
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of The Courier Red Shake Ridge Ranch from Winery Scholium Project are 2008, 2012, 2010, 2005 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Scholium Project

The winery offers 54 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Amador County in the region of California

The Winery Scholium Project is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 51 wines for sale in the of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 6500 of of United States wines
In the top 5500 of of Amador County wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 30000 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: Chair

Characteristic of a wine that gives an impression of fullness and density in the mouth, without any roughness.

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