Behrens Family WineryRapture Petite Sirah
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Rapture Petite Sirah from the Behrens Family Winery
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Rapture Petite Sirah of Behrens Family Winery in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Rapture Petite Sirah
Pairings that work perfectly with Rapture Petite Sirah
Original food and wine pairings with Rapture Petite Sirah
The Rapture Petite Sirah of Behrens Family Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with dark beer, tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes stuffed moroccan style with... or rabbit with prunes.
Details and technical informations about Behrens Family Winery's Rapture Petite Sirah.
Discover the grape variety: Baroque
From a morphological point of view, Baroque seems to have common origins with Tannat. Still called Blanc Bordelais, this white grape variety is distinguished essentially by the characteristics of its leaves. Those that are still young are both yellowish and downy. Their bumps have a somewhat bronzed appearance. The adult leaves have angular teeth. The leaves are not very three-lobed and have a pubescent, downy blade. The Baroque is grown in the Adour basin, mainly in Tursan and in certain vineyards in the Gers. Its production area is therefore not very large. This grape variety manages to resist oidium, unlike other varieties, and its harvest must be well done and free of rot. The harvest must be well done and free of rot, which leads to a better result and a more successful wine production. Moreover, the development of Baroque must be slowed down in time, bearing in mind that this type of grape variety only matures about twenty days after Chasselas.
Last vintages of this wine
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Informations about the Behrens Family Winery
The Behrens Family Winery is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 59 wines for sale in the of Spring Mountain District to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Spring Mountain District
The wine region of Spring Mountain District is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lokoya or the Domaine Barnett produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Spring Mountain District are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Spring Mountain District often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus fruit or white peach and sometimes also flavors of salt, stone or almonds.
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.
The word of the wine: Varietal
Said of wine aromas that are reminiscent of fresh grapes. The most demonstrative example is certainly that of wines made from the Muscat grape variety.
