Winery Taylor BrookeChocolate Essence
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The Chocolate Essence of the Winery Taylor Brooke is in the top 0 of wines of Napa Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Taylor Brooke's Chocolate Essence.
Discover the grape variety: Posip
Structured, aromatic whites with a sustained golden colour, ample palate with preserved acidity, showing signature aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers, dried apricot and characteristic salty marine notes from coastal limestone terroirs. Also made by extended maceration. Star of the insular white wines of Korčula, one of Croatia's great autochthonous whites. Croatian autochthonous white variety grown almost exclusively on the island of Korčula, in Dalmatia.
Informations about the Winery Taylor Brooke
The Winery Taylor Brooke is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Napa Valley
Absolute reference for American Cabernet Sauvignon: powerful, opulent reds with ripe aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, chocolate and cedar, velvety tannins and a silky finish, long ageing. Also round Merlot, rich buttery Chardonnay, fruity Sauvignon Blanc, spicy Zinfandel. Narrow Californian valley between the Mayacamas and Vaca Mountains, tempered by San Pablo Bay fog, 17 sub-AVAs (Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap, Howell Mountain). Cradle of icons Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Caymus.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Casting
Preparatory phase of the wine-making process consisting in bursting the grapes in order to release the juice.
