Winery Scotto Family Cellars - Reserve Tannat

Winery Scotto Family CellarsReserve Tannat

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Reserve Tannat of Winery Scotto Family Cellars is a red wine from the region of Alta Mesa of California.
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.

Taste structure of the Reserve Tannat from the Winery Scotto Family Cellars

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Reserve Tannat of Winery Scotto Family Cellars in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Scotto Family Cellars's Reserve Tannat.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

Last vintages of this wine

Reserve Tannat - 2017
In the top 100 of of Alta Mesa wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Reserve Tannat from Winery Scotto Family Cellars are 2017

Informations about the Winery Scotto Family Cellars

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Scotto Cellars.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Alta Mesa in the region of California
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The Winery Scotto Family Cellars is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Alta Mesa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 75000 of of United States wines
In the top 55000 of of Alta Mesa wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 550000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alta Mesa

The wine region of Alta Mesa is located in the region of Lodi of Central Valley of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Forlorn Hope or the Domaine Jeff Runquist produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alta Mesa are Tannat, Verdelho and Touriga nacional, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alta Mesa often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth or black fruit.


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.

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The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

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