Winery SunstoneLife & Sun

Red wine of Santa Barbara County of California of United States

4.2

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Life & Sun of Winery Sunstone is a red wine from the region of Santa Barbara County of California.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Cabernet-Sauvignon.
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 veal.

Taste structure of the Life & Sun from the Winery Sunstone

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Life & Sun of Winery Sunstone in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Food and wine pairings with Life & Sun

Pairings that work perfectly with Life & Sun

Original food and wine pairings with Life & Sun

Lamb

The Life & Sun of Winery Sunstone matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of barbecue burger, lamb with vermicelli or veal cutlets au gratin.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sunstone's Life & Sun.

Winery

Winery Sunstone

Grape varieties

Cabernet franc , Cabernet-Sauvignon

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14.2°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Life & Sun - 2018

In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines

Average rating: 4.3

The best vintages of Life & Sun from Winery Sunstone are 2018

Informations about the Winery Sunstone

The winery offers 60 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Santa Barbara County in the region of California

Find the Winery Sunstone on Twitter

The Winery Sunstone is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 58 wines for sale in the of Santa Barbara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 35000 of of United States wines

In the top 5000 of of Santa Barbara County wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Barbara County

The wine region of Santa Barbara County is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. We currently count 443 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Barbara County, producing 1259 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Barbara 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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