The Winery Tortoise Creek of Central Coast of California

Winery Tortoise Creek - Blush Rosé
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Master Wines.
It is ranked in the top 1381 of the estates of California.
It is located in Central Coast in the region of California
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The Winery Tortoise Creek is one of the best wineries to follow in Central Coast.. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Central Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Tortoise Creek wines

Looking for the best Winery Tortoise Creek wines in Central Coast among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Tortoise Creek 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 Winery Tortoise Creek wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery Tortoise Creek

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Tortoise Creek

How Winery Tortoise Creek wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta with peas and bacon, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or fresh vegetable dips and their sauces for the aperitif.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Tortoise Creek

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Tortoise Creek.

  • Zinfandel

Discovering the wine region of Central Coast

The wine region of Central Coast is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 843 estates and châteaux in the of Central Coast, producing 1597 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Central Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Tortoise Creek

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Tortoise Creek

How Winery Tortoise Creek wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of scottish haggis, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or cassoulet of the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Tortoise Creek

On the nose the red wine of Winery Tortoise Creek. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, butter or pepper. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Tortoise Creek. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Tortoise Creek

  • 2010With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.61/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Tortoise Creek.

  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

The top white wines of Winery Tortoise Creek

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Tortoise Creek

How Winery Tortoise Creek wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of light lasagne without béchamel sauce, spinach and goat cheese quiche or chicken in sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Tortoise Creek

On the nose the white wine of Winery Tortoise Creek. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, pear or melon and sometimes also flavors of chard, tropical fruit or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Tortoise Creek. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Tortoise Creek

  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.57/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Tortoise Creek.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Fade in

Said of a wine whose different elements are perceived in the mouth in a pleasant and harmonious way.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Tortoise Creek

Planning a wine route in the of Central Coast? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Tortoise Creek.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Tortoise Creek and wines from the region

Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Warmer climate to boost UK wine production, says study

Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...

The word of the wine: Fade in

Said of a wine whose different elements are perceived in the mouth in a pleasant and harmonious way.