Behrens Family Winery - The Dark Place

Behrens Family WineryThe Dark Place

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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 world.
The The Dark Place of Behrens Family Winery is a red wine from the region of St. Helena of California.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Tempranillo.
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.

Taste structure of the The Dark Place from the Behrens Family Winery

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Dark Place of Behrens Family Winery 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 The Dark Place of Behrens Family Winery in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Behrens Family Winery's The Dark Place.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

The Dark Place - 2010
In the top 100 of of St. Helena wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of The Dark Place from Behrens Family Winery are 2010

Informations about the Behrens Family Winery

The winery offers 60 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in St. Helena in the region of California
Find the Behrens Family Winery on Facebook

The Behrens Family Winery is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 59 wines for sale in the of St. Helena to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 30000 of of United States wines
In the top 7500 of of St. Helena wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of St. Helena

The wine region of St. Helena is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine The Crane Assembly or the Domaine Del Dotto produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of St.


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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The word of the wine: Complex

Said of a rich and concentrated wine offering a wide range of aromas and a tasty mouthfeel.

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