Winery Shafer - Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay

Winery ShaferRed Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay

4.3
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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 Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay of Winery Shafer is a white wine from the region of Los Carneros of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Taste structure of the Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay from the Winery Shafer

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay of Winery Shafer in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream, oil

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with spices taste

savory, white pepper

Wine with vegetal taste

chard, straw

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, citrus blossom

On the nose the Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay of Winery Shafer in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, banana or oak and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Shafer's Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.9°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay - 2018
In the top 100 of of Los Carneros wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 100 of of Los Carneros wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 100 of of Los Carneros wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 100 of of Los Carneros wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 100 of of Los Carneros wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 100 of of Los Carneros wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay - 2012
In the top 100 of of Los Carneros wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay from Winery Shafer are 1996, 2012, 1999, 2006 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Shafer

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Los Carneros in the region of California

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

Top wine California
In the top 1500 of of United States wines
In the top 1000 of of Los Carneros wines
In the top 550 of white wines
In the top 4500 wines of the world

The wine region of Los Carneros

The wine region of Los Carneros is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. We currently count 464 estates and châteaux in the of Los Carneros, producing 1152 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Los Carneros 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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