Winery Ashes & Diamonds - Saffron Vineyard Mountain Cuvée

Winery Ashes & DiamondsSaffron Vineyard Mountain Cuvée

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 Saffron Vineyard Mountain Cuvée of Winery Ashes & Diamonds is a red wine from the region of Mount Veeder of California.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Merlot.
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 Saffron Vineyard Mountain Cuvée from the Winery Ashes & Diamonds

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Saffron Vineyard Mountain Cuvée of Winery Ashes & Diamonds 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 Saffron Vineyard Mountain Cuvée of Winery Ashes & Diamonds in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ashes & Diamonds's Saffron Vineyard Mountain Cuvée.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.3°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Saffron Vineyard Mountain Cuvée - 2017
In the top 100 of of Mount Veeder wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Saffron Vineyard Mountain Cuvée - 2016
In the top 100 of of Mount Veeder wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Saffron Vineyard Mountain Cuvée from Winery Ashes & Diamonds are 2017, 2016

Informations about the Winery Ashes & Diamonds

The winery offers 13 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mount Veeder in the region of California

The Winery Ashes & Diamonds is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Mount Veeder 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 7000 of of Mount Veeder wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Mount Veeder

The wine region of Mount Veeder is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lokoya or the Domaine Hall OVW produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mount Veeder are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mount Veeder often reveals types of flavors of mint, tree fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, dried fruit or cedar.


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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