The Winery Folded Hills of Santa Ynez Valley of California

Winery Folded Hills
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 16 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Ynez Valley in the region of California
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The Winery Folded Hills is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Santa Ynez Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Folded Hills wines

Looking for the best Winery Folded Hills wines in Santa Ynez Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Folded Hills 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 Winery Folded Hills wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Folded Hills

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Folded Hills

How Winery Folded Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, lamb stew from my mum or caramelized lamb mice.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Folded Hills

On the nose the red wine of Winery Folded Hills. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Folded Hills. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Folded Hills

  • 0With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.15/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Folded Hills.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Santa Ynez Valley

Highly diverse east-west Santa Barbara AVA (1°F rise per mile inland, AVA 1983, 70+ grapes): cool in the west, Pinot Noir reigns in reds and vibrant Chardonnay in whites. Central Ballard Canyon, fleshy, spicy Syrah. Hotter east, structured Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Rhône varieties. Also Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Gewurztraminer.

Includes Sta. Rita Hills, Happy Canyon, Ballard Canyon, a remarkable climatic mosaic.

The top white wines of Winery Folded Hills

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Folded Hills

How Winery Folded Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream, roast pork orloff or marinated mussels with maroilles.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Folded Hills

On the nose the white wine of Winery Folded Hills. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Folded Hills

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Folded Hills.

  • Roussanne
  • Grenache Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Grenache Blanc

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, an ample palate and moderate acidity, with aromas of ripe pear, white peach, white flowers, fennel, anise notes and fresh almond. Fine length. Cornerstone of the great whites of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Côtes-du-Rhône whites, Languedoc, Roussillon (Côtes du Roussillon AOC) and Catalonia (Terra Alta DO, Priorat DOQ). White-skinned mutation of Grenache Noir, autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.

The top pink wines of Winery Folded Hills

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Folded Hills

How Winery Folded Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna or croque monsieur with 4 cheeses.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Folded Hills

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Folded Hills. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Folded Hills

  • 0With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Folded Hills.

  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Botrytis cinerea

This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Folded Hills

Planning a wine route in the of Santa Ynez Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Folded Hills.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.