The Thomas Kruse Winery of Santa Clara County of California

Thomas Kruse Winery - Hunter Valley Shiraz
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Clara County in the region of California

The Thomas Kruse Winery is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Santa Clara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Thomas Kruse Winery wines

Looking for the best Thomas Kruse Winery wines in Santa Clara County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Thomas Kruse Winery 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 Thomas Kruse Winery wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Thomas Kruse Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Thomas Kruse Winery

How Thomas Kruse Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, lamb curl or duck breast with apples.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Thomas Kruse Winery

On the nose the red wine of Thomas Kruse Winery. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the red wine of Thomas Kruse Winery. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Thomas Kruse Winery

  • 2010With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Thomas Kruse Winery.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Santa Clara County

The wine region of Santa Clara County is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine A Tribute to Grace or the Testarossa Winery produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Clara County are Zinfandel, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Clara County often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, non oak or earth.

In the mouth of Santa Clara County is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 17 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Clara County, producing 31 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Clara County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pork.

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