Winery Ty Caton VineyardsUpper Bench Cabernet Collection
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Upper Bench Cabernet Collection of Winery Ty Caton Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Upper Bench Cabernet Collection
Pairings that work perfectly with Upper Bench Cabernet Collection
Original food and wine pairings with Upper Bench Cabernet Collection
The Upper Bench Cabernet Collection of Winery Ty Caton Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of thai beef skewers, fried vegetables with merguez and chipo or pork gyros.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ty Caton Vineyards's Upper Bench Cabernet Collection.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Upper Bench Cabernet Collection from Winery Ty Caton Vineyards are 2014, 2016, 0, 2013 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Ty Caton Vineyards
The Winery Ty Caton Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Moon Mountain District to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Moon Mountain District
Altitude AVA (200-2200 ft, AVA 2013) on the Mayacamas in Sonoma: signature Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel — intensely concentrated reds with deep black fruits, structured tannins from small thick-skinned berries on rocky volcanic soils rich in iron. Above the Sonoma fog, long season and south-west exposure. Also rich Syrah. Comparable to great Howell Mountain and Mount Veeder terroirs, signature long cellaring.
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: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
