Winery DorcichAnkora Cabernet Franc
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The Ankora Cabernet Franc of the Winery Dorcich is in the top 0 of wines of Santa Clara Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Dorcich's Ankora Cabernet Franc.
Discover the grape variety: Lauzet
Lauzet is a Béarnese grape variety, part of the AOC of Béarn and Jurançon. This variety almost disappeared at the end of the 1980s. At that time, it only occupied a small cultivated area of 1 hectare in all. With the genetic diversity and the multiple plantings that have been carried out, it was able to reach, in 1994, 4 ha. The bunches and berries of Lauzet are all small. As a Pyrenean variety, it has a median lobe. The plant has a fairly early budburst, which takes place one week after Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is of the third period. This variety is fertile and somewhat vigorous, and is slightly susceptible to grey rot. Lauzet produces a wine of average quality. When it is vinified dry, it has adequate acidity. It gives off aromas of fruit and spices. It is often blended with other Pyrenean white grape varieties.
Informations about the Winery Dorcich
The Winery Dorcich is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Santa Clara Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Clara Valley
The wine region of Santa Clara Valley is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jason Stephens or the Domaine Clos LaChance produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Clara Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Clara Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or spices.
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: Mouth
The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.
