Winery Ampelos - Delta (The DIfference) Grenache

Winery AmpelosDelta (The DIfference) Grenache

4.1
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(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 Delta (The DIfference) Grenache of Winery Ampelos is a red wine from the region of Sta. Rita Hills of California.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Delta (The DIfference) Grenache of Winery Ampelos in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Delta (The DIfference) Grenache

Pairings that work perfectly with Delta (The DIfference) Grenache

Original food and wine pairings with Delta (The DIfference) Grenache

The Delta (The DIfference) Grenache of Winery Ampelos matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of puchero or endive and avocado salad.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ampelos's Delta (The DIfference) Grenache.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Morescono

Most certainly Italian, genetic analysis has confirmed that it is the variety known as nieddu mannu. It can be found in Corsica and Italy (Sardinia). It is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vat Varieties list A1. However, it should not be confused with morescola, also grown in Corsica, which is none other than aubun and muristellu, one of the synonyms of morrastel.

Last vintages of this wine

Delta (The DIfference) Grenache - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Delta (The DIfference) Grenache - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Delta (The DIfference) Grenache - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Delta (The DIfference) Grenache - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Delta (The DIfference) Grenache - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Delta (The DIfference) Grenache - 2009
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 411110
Delta (The DIfference) Grenache - 0
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Delta (The DIfference) Grenache from Winery Ampelos are 2014, 2013, 2011, 2015 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Ampelos

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California
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The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.


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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Bordeaux wines are expected 2 to 3 years before bottling. In the spring following the harvest, the wines are offered by the châteaux to the Bordeaux wine merchants via the brokers.

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