Winery Cooper VineyardsAlicante Bouschet
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 poultry, beef or veal.
The Alicante Bouschet of the Winery Cooper Vineyards is in the top 40 of wines of Amador County.
Taste structure of the Alicante Bouschet from the Winery Cooper Vineyards
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Alicante Bouschet of Winery Cooper Vineyards 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 Alicante Bouschet of Winery Cooper Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Alicante Bouschet
Pairings that work perfectly with Alicante Bouschet
Original food and wine pairings with Alicante Bouschet
The Alicante Bouschet of Winery Cooper Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style, lamb roast with lavender or vienna cutlets.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cooper Vineyards's Alicante Bouschet.
Discover the grape variety: Mauzac Vert
Lively, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden hue and green highlights, slender body and sharp acidity; signature aromas of green apple, white flowers (acacia), citrus (lemon) and herbaceous notes. Also used for crisp, lively sparkling wines by the ancestral method. Preserved for its heritage value, it survives in a few confidential plots in Gaillac and Limoux. Green-skinned mutation of Mauzac, emblematic South-West white grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Alicante Bouschet from Winery Cooper Vineyards are 2014, 0, 2017
Informations about the Winery Cooper Vineyards
The Winery Cooper Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Amador County
Historic heart of Californian Zinfandel in the Sierra Foothills (Gold Country): signature Zinfandel as king red (old vines >100 years) — powerful and spicy with notes of candied blackberry, plum, raspberry, black cherry, pepper and a cocoa touch, round tannins and generous alcohols (14-16%). Rhône grapes (Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Viognier) as sunny backup, Italian (Sangiovese, Barbera). Hot high-altitude climate (300-600 m), decomposed granitic soils.
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: Alcohol
A generic term for the various alcohols produced during fermentation that give the wine body, structure and warmth.
