Winery Smoking Loon - White Loonatic

Winery Smoking Loon White Loonatic

3.6
Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 0.5 Note - 0
(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The White Loonatic of Winery Smoking Loon is a white wine from the region of California.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Viognier.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.

Taste structure of the White Loonatic from the Winery Smoking Loon

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the White Loonatic of Winery Smoking Loon in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

On the nose the White Loonatic of Winery Smoking Loon in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Smoking Loon's White Loonatic.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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

White Loonatic - 2012
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of White Loonatic from Winery Smoking Loon are 2012

Informations about the Winery Smoking Loon

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Don Sebastiani & Sons.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Californie

The Winery Smoking Loon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 50000 of of United States wines
In the top 40000 of of California wines
In the top 100000 of white wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

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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