The The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey is one of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Colorado to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines in Colorado among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey 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 The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew express, cabbage casserole or oven roasted rabbit with mustard.
On the nose the red wine of The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak.
Colorado is a state in the western United States, bordered by NewMexico to the South and Wyoming to the North. Colorado's vineyards are among the highest in the world, reaching altitudes of 2135 m in the Rocky Mountains. They rival even the famous Andean vineyards of Argentina. Grapes grown at this altitude produce wine with vibrant, intense colors and aromas created by the intense sunlight and cool nights.
Colorado's best wines are made from grape varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Riesling and Chardonnay. The state covers just under 270,000 square miles of land between latitudes 37°N and 41°N, from the Rockies to the eastern lowlands. Colorado's Climate is typically continental; the nearest large bodies of water are more than 500 miles away. This results in hot, Dry summers and cold winters, especially in the higher elevations.
How The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked dumplings, cod and potato gratin or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
On the nose the white wine of The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, earth or tree fruit.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb or home-made cassoulet.
On the nose the sweet wine of The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Wine with a slightly sickening sweetness.
How The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beer goulash, moroccan style leg of lamb or duck aiguillettes with apples.
On the nose the pink wine of The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.
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.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
