Winery St. Francis - Kings Ridge Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery St. Francis Kings Ridge Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Kings Ridge Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery St. Francis is a red wine from the region of Sonoma County of California.
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).

Taste structure of the Kings Ridge Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery St. Francis

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Kings Ridge Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery St. Francis 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 Kings Ridge Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery St. Francis in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery St. Francis's Kings Ridge Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Kings Ridge Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Kings Ridge Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Kings Ridge Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery St. Francis are 2012, 2011

Informations about the Winery St. Francis

The winery offers 88 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California

The Winery St. Francis is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 76 wines for sale in the of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 15000 of of United States wines
In the top 2000 of of Sonoma County wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 70000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sonoma County

The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma County 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.

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The word of the wine: Pigeage

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