The Winery Courtney Benham of Sonoma County of California

Winery Courtney Benham
The winery offers 48 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Martin Ray Vineyards.
It is ranked in the top 1112 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California
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The Winery Courtney Benham is one of the best wineries to follow in Sonoma County.. It offers 48 wines for sale in of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Courtney Benham wines

Looking for the best Winery Courtney Benham wines in Sonoma County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Courtney Benham wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Courtney Benham wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Courtney Benham

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Courtney Benham

How Winery Courtney Benham wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of picadillo, homemade pork curry or aiguillette of duck with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Courtney Benham

On the nose the red wine of Winery Courtney Benham. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Courtney Benham. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Courtney Benham

  • 2017With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.75/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Courtney Benham.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Sonoma County

The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma County go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Courtney Benham

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Courtney Benham

How Winery Courtney Benham wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of basque chicken with chorizo, sea bass in mustard and rosemary wrappers or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Courtney Benham

On the nose the white wine of Winery Courtney Benham. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Courtney Benham. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Courtney Benham

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.64/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Courtney Benham.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

The top pink wines of Winery Courtney Benham

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Courtney Benham

How Winery Courtney Benham wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal roast, country style, melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole or magret stuffed with foie gras.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Courtney Benham

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Courtney Benham. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Courtney Benham

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Courtney Benham.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Noble rot

A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

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Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.