Winery Canoe Ridge - The Explorer

Winery Canoe RidgeThe Explorer

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Explorer of Winery Canoe Ridge is a red wine from the region of Horse Heaven Hills of Washington.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Malbec and the Merlot.
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 The Explorer of the Winery Canoe Ridge is in the top 20 of wines of Horse Heaven Hills.

Taste structure of the The Explorer from the Winery Canoe Ridge

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Explorer of Winery Canoe Ridge in the region of Washington is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel, cola

On the nose the The Explorer of Winery Canoe Ridge in the region of Washington often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Canoe Ridge's The Explorer.

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 Explorer - 2017
In the top 20 of of Horse Heaven Hills wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
The Explorer - 2016
In the top 20 of of Horse Heaven Hills wines
Average rating: 3.411100
The Explorer - 2015
In the top 20 of of Horse Heaven Hills wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
The Explorer - 2014
In the top 20 of of Horse Heaven Hills wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of The Explorer from Winery Canoe Ridge are 2014, 2015, 2017, 2016

Informations about the Winery Canoe Ridge

The winery offers 48 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Precept Wine.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Horse Heaven Hills in the region of Washington
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The Winery Canoe Ridge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Horse Heaven Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Washington
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 25 of of Horse Heaven Hills wines
In the top 65000 of red wines
In the top 100000 wines of the world

The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills

The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quilceda Creek or the Domaine Passing Time produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Horse Heaven Hills are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Horse Heaven Hills often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, butter or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or chard.


The wine region of Washington

Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.

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The word of the wine: Aggressive

Said of a wine with excessive, biting and unpleasant acidity.

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