Winery Smasne Cellars - Upland Vineyard Aligoté

Winery Smasne CellarsUpland Vineyard Aligoté

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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 Upland Vineyard Aligoté of Winery Smasne Cellars is a white wine from the region of Snipes Mountain of Washington.
This wine generally goes well with

Details and technical informations about Winery Smasne Cellars's Upland Vineyard Aligoté.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.

Informations about the Winery Smasne Cellars

The winery offers 53 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 Snipes Mountain in the region of Washington

The Winery Smasne Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Snipes Mountain to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Washington
In the top 55000 of of United States wines
In the top 3000 of of Snipes Mountain wines
In the top 150000 of white wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Snipes Mountain

The wine region of Snipes Mountain is located in the region of Yakima Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine K Vintners or the Domaine Latta produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Snipes Mountain are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Mourvèdre and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Snipes Mountain often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.


The wine region of Washington

Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.

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