The Winery Summit Lake of Howell Mountain of California

Winery Summit Lake
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 20 of the estates of California.
It is located in Howell Mountain in the region of California
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The Winery Summit Lake is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Howell Mountain to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Summit Lake wines

Looking for the best Winery Summit Lake wines in Howell Mountain among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Summit Lake wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Summit Lake wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery Summit Lake

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Summit Lake

How Winery Summit Lake wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., lamb tagine with artichokes and dried tomatoes or express chicken skewers with spices.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Summit Lake

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Summit Lake. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Summit Lake.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Zinfandel

Discovering the wine region of Howell Mountain

The wine region of Howell Mountain is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hundred Acre or the Domaine Cade produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Howell Mountain are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Howell Mountain often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black plum or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of green bell pepper, espresso or baking spice.

In the mouth of Howell Mountain is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 175 estates and châteaux in the of Howell Mountain, producing 303 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Howell Mountain go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Summit Lake

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Summit Lake

How Winery Summit Lake wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Summit Lake

  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Summit Lake.

  • Zinfandel

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

The top red wines of Winery Summit Lake

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Summit Lake

How Winery Summit Lake wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), gypsy sauce or saddle of hare jura style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Summit Lake

On the nose the red wine of Winery Summit Lake. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Summit Lake. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Summit Lake

  • 2013With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.21/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Summit Lake.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petite Sirah
  • Zinfandel

The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Summit Lake

Planning a wine route in the of Howell Mountain? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Summit Lake.

Discover the grape variety: Petite Sirah

News about Winery Summit Lake and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.