Winery Alta Maria - San Luis Obispo County Syrah

Winery Alta MariaSan Luis Obispo County Syrah

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The San Luis Obispo County Syrah of Winery Alta Maria is a red wine from the region of San Luis Obispo County 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).

Taste structure of the San Luis Obispo County Syrah from the Winery Alta Maria

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the San Luis Obispo County Syrah of Winery Alta Maria in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the San Luis Obispo County Syrah of Winery Alta Maria in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alta Maria's San Luis Obispo County Syrah.

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

Discover the grape variety: Muscat à petits grains

Muscat à petits grains is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

Last vintages of this wine

San Luis Obispo County Syrah - 2014
In the top 100 of of San Luis Obispo County wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of San Luis Obispo County Syrah from Winery Alta Maria are 2014

Informations about the Winery Alta Maria

The winery offers 19 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in San Luis Obispo County in the region of California

The Winery Alta Maria is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of San Luis Obispo County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 650 of of San Luis Obispo County wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of San Luis Obispo County

The wine region of San Luis Obispo County is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Herman Story or the Domaine Sine Qua Non produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of San Luis Obispo County are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of San Luis Obispo County often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree 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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