Winery Smith & HookCabernet Sauvignon
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The Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery Smith & Hook is in the top 0 of wines of Santa Lucia Highlands.
Details and technical informations about Winery Smith & Hook's Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Piquepoul
Languedoc family with very high acidity, aromatic signature of southern France. Piquepoul Blanc gives lively, saline whites (Picpoul de Pinet AOC) with notes of citrus, white flowers and marine iodine, ideal with oysters. Piquepoul Noir gives fruity, fresh reds, one of the thirteen authorised varieties at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. French autochthonous variety from Languedoc, in white, black and grey versions.
Informations about the Winery Smith & Hook
The Winery Smith & Hook is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Santa Lucia Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands
Narrow AVA on the western slope of the Salinas Valley in Monterey (1992, ~5,000 ac): signature dominant Pinot Noir as king red (3,400 ac) — refined, taut reds with red fruits, silky and spicy, saline freshness. Chardonnay (2,100 ac) as a lively, mineral king white with notes of citrus and stone fruits. Syrah in warmer sheltered canyons, fleshy and peppery. Daily fogs from Monterey Bay lengthen the season, a premium fresh Burgundian and Rhone identity.
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: Clairet
Strong rosé wine reminiscent of a light red.
