Winery DeLille Cellars - Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah

Winery DeLille CellarsGrand Ciel Vineyard Syrah

4.2
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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 Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah of Winery DeLille Cellars is a red wine from the region of Red Mountain of Washington.
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).
The Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah of the Winery DeLille Cellars is in the top 20 of wines of Red Mountain.

Taste structure of the Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah from the Winery DeLille Cellars

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah of Winery DeLille Cellars in the region of Washington is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah of Winery DeLille Cellars in the region of Washington often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery DeLille Cellars's Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah.

Winemaker
Chris Upchurch
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.6°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chenin

Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.

Last vintages of this wine

Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah - 2015
In the top 20 of of Red Mountain wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah - 2014
In the top 20 of of Red Mountain wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah - 2013
In the top 20 of of Red Mountain wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah - 2012
In the top 20 of of Red Mountain wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah - 2010
In the top 20 of of Red Mountain wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah - 2008
In the top 20 of of Red Mountain wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah - 2006
In the top 20 of of Red Mountain wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Grand Ciel Vineyard Syrah from Winery DeLille Cellars are 2012, 2006, 2014, 0 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery DeLille Cellars

The winery offers 39 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 Red Mountain in the region of Washington
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The Winery DeLille Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 61 wines for sale in the of Red Mountain to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Washington
In the top 4500 of of United States wines
In the top 20 of of Red Mountain wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
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The wine region of Red Mountain

The wine region of Red Mountain is located in the region of Yakima Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quilceda Creek or the Domaine Obelisco Estate produce mainly wines red, sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Red Mountain are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Red Mountain often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or cassis and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, dark fruit or anise.


The wine region of Washington

Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.

The word of the wine: Vegetative cycle

All the different phases of the vine's development: winter rest period, budburst, inflorescence, flowering, fruit set, veraison, ripening.

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