Winery Viluko VineyardsReserve Cabernet Sauvignon
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The Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery Viluko Vineyards is in the top 0 of wines of Sonoma County.
Details and technical informations about Winery Viluko Vineyards's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Alicante Bouschet
Intensely coloured, supple reds with an ink-dark robe, smooth tannins and an ample palate of blackfruit (blackberry, blackcurrant), candied cherry, plum, spices and sunny notes. A teinturier grape with red pulp that deepens colour in southern blends; also a star as a single varietal in Alentejo DOC. Grown in Languedoc, Spain and California. French hybrid created in 1866 by Henri Bouschet (petit bouschet × grenache).
Informations about the Winery Viluko Vineyards
The Winery Viluko Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sonoma County
Accessible, quality Californian mosaic north of San Francisco: signature Pinot Noir as king red on the cool side (Russian River, Sonoma Coast) — fine and silky with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and a spicy touch. Ample Chardonnay (apple, vanilla). Dense Cabernet Sauvignon in Alexander Valley (blackcurrant, cedar), spicy Zinfandel in Dry Creek (blackberry, pepper). 19 distinct AVAs, >60 grapes, foggy coast vs warm valleys.
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: Downy mildew
Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.
