Winery Steele - Shooting Star Pinot Noir

Winery Steele Shooting Star Pinot Noir

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Shooting Star Pinot Noir of Winery Steele is a red wine from the region of Lake 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 Shooting Star Pinot Noir from the Winery Steele

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shooting Star Pinot Noir of Winery Steele in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Shooting Star Pinot Noir of Winery Steele 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 Steele's Shooting Star Pinot Noir.

Winery
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

Shooting Star Pinot Noir - 2017
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Shooting Star Pinot Noir - 2016
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Shooting Star Pinot Noir - 2015
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Shooting Star Pinot Noir - 2014
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Shooting Star Pinot Noir - 2013
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Shooting Star Pinot Noir - 2012
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0
Shooting Star Pinot Noir - 2011
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Shooting Star Pinot Noir from Winery Steele are 2009, 2017, 2014, 2013 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Steele

The winery offers 72 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Lake County in the region of California

The Winery Steele is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in the of Lake County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 20000 of of Lake County wines
In the top 80000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Lake County

The wine region of Lake County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alienor or the Domaine Derenoncourt produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lake County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lake County often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, vegetal or red fruit.


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: Destemming

Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.

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