Winery Twisted Oak - River of Skulls

Winery Twisted OakRiver of Skulls

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The River of Skulls of Winery Twisted Oak is a red wine from the region of Calaveras County of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The River of Skulls of the Winery Twisted Oak is in the top 5 of wines of Calaveras County.

Taste structure of the River of Skulls from the Winery Twisted Oak

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the River of Skulls of Winery Twisted Oak in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the River of Skulls of Winery Twisted Oak in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Twisted Oak's River of Skulls.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

River of Skulls - 2011
In the top 5 of of Calaveras County wines
Average rating: 4.411110
River of Skulls - 2010
In the top 5 of of Calaveras County wines
Average rating: 4.311110
River of Skulls - 2009
In the top 5 of of Calaveras County wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of River of Skulls from Winery Twisted Oak are 2011, 2010, 2009

Informations about the Winery Twisted Oak

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Calaveras County in the region of California

The Winery Twisted Oak is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Calaveras County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 3 of of Calaveras County wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Calaveras County

The wine region of Calaveras County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jolie-Laide or the Domaine Newsome-Harlow produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calaveras County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calaveras County often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit or non oak.


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.

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