Winery St. Francis - Pinot Noir

Winery St. Francis Pinot Noir

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 Pinot Noir of Winery St. Francis is a red wine from the region of Sonoma County of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinot Noir.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Pinot Noir from the Winery St. Francis

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinot Noir of Winery St. Francis in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Pinot Noir of Winery St. Francis in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery St. Francis's Pinot Noir.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

Pinot Noir - 2018
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Pinot Noir - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Pinot Noir - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Pinot Noir - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Pinot Noir - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0
Pinot Noir - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Pinot Noir - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Pinot Noir from Winery St. Francis are 2012, 2014, 2016, 2013 and 2015.

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 20 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 8500 of of United States wines
In the top 1500 of of Sonoma County wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 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: Sweet

Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.

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