Winery The Rogue WavePinot Blanc
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The Pinot Blanc of the Winery The Rogue Wave is in the top 0 of wines of Monterey County.
Details and technical informations about Winery The Rogue Wave's Pinot Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Raboso Piave
Structured, tannic reds with an inky robe, firm tannins and sharp high acidity (hence its name, rabbioso = fierce), with aromas of sour cherry, blackberry, plum, spice, leather, tobacco and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential after several years of elevage. Star of Piave Malanotte DOCG (partly from dried grapes) and Piave Raboso DOC in the province of Treviso, along the Piave river. Very late-ripening autochthonous Venetian variety.
Informations about the Winery The Rogue Wave
The Winery The Rogue Wave is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Monterey County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monterey County
Californian cool-climate star (Central Coast): signature Pinot Noir as king red on Santa Lucia Highlands - concentrated and complex with notes of cherry, raspberry, plum, undergrowth and a spicy touch, silky tannins and preserved vibrant acidity. Racy, mineral Chardonnay (citrus, apple, white peach, hazelnut butter). Cabernet and Syrah on the warm side. ~40,000 ac of vines, Monterey Bay fogs and strong thermal swings shape benchmark cool-climate Pinots.
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: Thinning
Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.
