Winery 6YCabernet Sauvignon
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The Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery 6Y is in the top 0 of wines of Napa Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery 6Y's Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Lakemont
Seedless table grape variety with long clusters and golden, thin-skinned, crunchy berries, with a sweet muscat flavour. Early ripening and cold-resistant. Very rarely vinified, occasionally as fresh, fruity whites with muscat notes. Grown mainly in the north-eastern United States (New York) and Canada (Ontario) for fresh consumption. American seedless white variety obtained in 1972 by Cornell University (Ontario × Sultanina).
Informations about the Winery 6Y
The Winery 6Y is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Napa Valley
Absolute reference for American Cabernet Sauvignon: powerful, opulent reds with ripe aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, chocolate and cedar, velvety tannins and a silky finish, long ageing. Also round Merlot, rich buttery Chardonnay, fruity Sauvignon Blanc, spicy Zinfandel. Narrow Californian valley between the Mayacamas and Vaca Mountains, tempered by San Pablo Bay fog, 17 sub-AVAs (Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap, Howell Mountain). Cradle of icons Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Caymus.
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: Fendant
See chasselas.
