Winery SkipstoneOliver's Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon 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).
The Oliver's Blend of the Winery Skipstone is in the top 30 of wines of Alexander Valley.
Taste structure of the Oliver's Blend from the Winery Skipstone
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Oliver's Blend of Winery Skipstone 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 Oliver's Blend of Winery Skipstone in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Oliver's Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Oliver's Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Oliver's Blend
The Oliver's Blend of Winery Skipstone matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise, lamb confit with new potatoes or rabbit with chorizo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Skipstone's Oliver's Blend.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Oliver's Blend from Winery Skipstone are 2014, 2013, 2010, 2012 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Skipstone
The Winery Skipstone is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alexander Valley
The wine region of Alexander Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 400 estates and châteaux in the of Alexander Valley, producing 1083 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alexander Valley 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.
The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
