The Winery Verdon Estate of Rutherford of California

Winery Verdon Estate - Reserve No.3 Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This estate is part of the Appellation Trading Company (ATC).
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in Rutherford in the region of California

The Winery Verdon Estate is one of the best wineries to follow in Rutherford.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Rutherford to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Verdon Estate wines

Looking for the best Winery Verdon Estate wines in Rutherford among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Verdon Estate 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 Verdon Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Verdon Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Verdon Estate

How Winery Verdon Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, caramelized lamb mice or potjevleesch.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Verdon Estate

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Verdon Estate

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Verdon Estate.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Zinfandel

Discovering the wine region of Rutherford

The wine region of Rutherford is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Frank Family or the Domaine Scarecrow produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rutherford are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rutherford often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or green apple and sometimes also flavors of peach, citrus or tropical.

In the mouth of Rutherford is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Rutherford, producing 544 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rutherford go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Verdon Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Verdon Estate

How Winery Verdon Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese), tuna catalan style or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Verdon Estate

On the nose the white wine of Winery Verdon Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Verdon Estate. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Verdon Estate

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.67/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Verdon Estate.

  • Chardonnay Musque
  • Chardonnay

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Verdon Estate

Planning a wine route in the of Rutherford? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Verdon Estate.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Verdon Estate and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

LVMH buys Napa Valley’s Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Philippe Schaus, chairman and chief executive of the Moët Hennessy division of LVMH, called Joseph Phelps Vineyards ‘an iconic name and an iconic winery’. Joseph Phelps founded his eponymous winery on a 260ha former cattle ranch in Napa Valley in 1973. He turned it into one of California’s most prominent producers, famed for its flagship Insignia – a Bordeaux-style blend – and its pioneering use of Rhône varieties, which kick-started the ‘Rhône Rangers’ movement in the Golden State. The founder’ ...

Chile harvest report 2022: ‘a challenging year in terms of climate’ 

Just over 6,400km in length, Chile is a country with a fascinating range of terroirs. This is fully reflected in the diversity of its wines. Heavily influenced by air currents from the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes to the east, all of Chile’s wine producing valleys have their own microclimates, as well as distinct complex soil composition. This variety means that individual vineyards experienced the harvest conditions of 2022 in different ways. It was a year that saw the continuation o ...

The word of the wine: Second wine

In the Bordeaux vineyard, the second wine is a lesser-aged wine made from the youngest vines, while the main wine of the château is called the "grand vin".