Winery QupéMarsanne Bien Nacido Vineyard
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork and shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Marsanne Bien Nacido Vineyard of Winery Qupé in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Marsanne Bien Nacido Vineyard
Pairings that work perfectly with Marsanne Bien Nacido Vineyard
Original food and wine pairings with Marsanne Bien Nacido Vineyard
The Marsanne Bien Nacido Vineyard of Winery Qupé matches generally quite well with dishes of pork or shellfish such as recipes of potato and bacon omelette or mussels with chicken.
Details and technical informations about Winery Qupé's Marsanne Bien Nacido Vineyard.
Discover the grape variety: Marsanne
Rich, structured whites with a round palate and long finish, with aromas of ripe yellow fruits, honey, white flowers, toasted almond and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential, developing waxy and truffle nuances with age. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with roussanne. Also exported to Australia (Victoria) and California. Native Rhône variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Marsanne Bien Nacido Vineyard from Winery Qupé are 2011, 0, 2012
Informations about the Winery Qupé
The Winery Qupé is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Santa Maria Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Maria Valley
First AVA of Santa Barbara (1981) on an east-west valley swept by Pacific winds: signature Pinot Noir dominant as king red with herbaceous, savoury notes and lifted red fruits, fine acidity and silky tannins. Energetic Chardonnay with tropical and floral aromas, king whites (a third of production). Also Rhône Syrah and Viognier, confidential Grenache and Marsanne. Very cool climate over a long season, a Burgundian and northern-Rhône identity.
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: Saignée (rosé de)
Rosé wine made from a vat of black grapes after a short maceration period.
