Winery MontemarWatch Hill Santa Barbara County Rose
Pink wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Montemar's Watch Hill Santa Barbara County Rose.
Discover the grape variety: Rossese nero
Fine, elegant reds with a pale ruby robe, fine tannins and an airy palate with fresh acidity, with signature aromas of small red fruits (cherry, raspberry), rose, violet and Mediterranean herbs. Perfumed Ligurian profile. Star of the Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC, producing the great refined reds of western Liguria. Autochthonous variety from Liguria, grown mainly in the Dolceacqua area, on the French border.
Informations about the Winery Montemar
The Winery Montemar is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Central Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Central Coast
Vast Californian coast (450 km) cooled by Pacific fogs. Cradle of great coastal Pinots and Chardonnays: fine silky Pinot Noir (cherry, raspberry, undergrowth) on Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Maria and Santa Lucia Highlands; ample taut Chardonnay, yellow fruit and saline minerality. Also spicy peppery Syrah, structured Cabernet and jammy Zinfandel on Paso Robles.
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: Density per hectare
Number of vines per hectare. For the same yield, a vine planted with 3,000 vines per hectare bears many more bunches (per vine) than a vine planted with 10,000. The grapes will therefore be less rich in sugar and polyphenols (tannins, aromas...).
