Testarossa WinerySanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir
Red wine
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 Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir from the Testarossa Winery
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In the mouth the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir of Testarossa Winery in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir of Testarossa Winery in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir
The Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir of Testarossa Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef mironton, sauté of veal with olives (corsica) or oven roasted rabbit with mustard.
Details and technical informations about Testarossa Winery's Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir.
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
The best vintages of Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir from Testarossa Winery are 2017, 2016, 2014, 0 and 2018.
Informations about the Testarossa Winery
The Testarossa Winery is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 77 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills
The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
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.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
