Thomas Kruse WineryGilroy Red
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The Gilroy Red of the Thomas Kruse Winery is in the top 0 of wines of Santa Clara County.
Details and technical informations about Thomas Kruse Winery's Gilroy Red.
Discover the grape variety: Ripolo
Structured, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden colour and a broad, crisp palate; signature aromas of white-fleshed fruits (pear, peach), white flowers and saline, iodine-tinged marine notes. Heroic Amalfi profile. Part of the heroic viticultural identity of the Amalfi coast terraces, representing a rare and confidential Campanian heritage. Indigenous Italian white grape from Campania, grown in very small quantities.
Informations about the Thomas Kruse Winery
The Thomas Kruse Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Santa Clara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Clara County
California Central Coast county (San Francisco Bay AVA, rich alluvial soils, dry Mediterranean climate, Santa Cruz Mountains shield from Pacific breezes): Cabernet Sauvignon signature red (25%) — robust with rich dark fruit and firm tannins. Pinot Noir (19%) in the cooler Hecker Pass zone, Chardonnay (17%), Zinfandel and Syrah as complements, 19th-century wine heritage.
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: Filling
Gentle transfer from one barrel to another to oxygenate the wine, eliminate some of the lees and reduce the carbon dioxide (fizz) that was released during the fermentations.
