Winery Villa del MonteSanta Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon

Red wine of Santa Cruz Mountains of California of United States

4.3

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Villa del Monte is a red wine from the region of Santa Cruz Mountains 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 game (deer, venison).
The Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery Villa del Monte is in the top 60 of wines of Santa Cruz Mountains.

Taste structure of the Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Villa del Monte

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Villa del Monte in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Vegetal

Food and wine pairings with Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon

Pairings that work perfectly with Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon

Original food and wine pairings with Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon

Lamb

The Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Villa del Monte matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, lamb mice confit in port wine or my mother's rabbit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Villa del Monte's Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon.

Winery

Winery Villa del Monte

Grape varieties

Cabernet-Sauvignon

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Informations about the Winery Villa del Monte

The winery offers 10 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Santa Cruz Mountains in the region of California

Find the Winery Villa del Monte on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Villa del Monte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 50000 of of United States wines

In the top 70 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains

The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ridge Vineyards or the Kathryn Kennedy Winery produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Cruz Mountains often reveals types of flavors of cream, pencil shavings or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of charcoal, black truffle or blackberry jam.

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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