Winery Folded HillsGrant Grenache
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Grant Grenache of the Winery Folded Hills is in the top 10 of wines of Santa Ynez Valley.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grant Grenache of Winery Folded Hills 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 Grant Grenache
Pairings that work perfectly with Grant Grenache
Original food and wine pairings with Grant Grenache
The Grant Grenache of Winery Folded Hills matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef or burgers with duck confit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Folded Hills's Grant Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Schiava
Light, fruity reds with a pale onion-skin ruby colour, silky tannins and supple palate, showing signature aromas of red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, cherry), bitter almond, violet and gentle spices. Alpine airy profile for early drinking. Star of the Alto Adige Schiava DOC and Kalterersee DOC appellations, the aromatic signature of South Tyrol. Family of native Italian black varieties from Südtirol (Grossa, Gentile, Grigia), widely grown in Trentino.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grant Grenache from Winery Folded Hills are 2017, 2015, 0, 2016 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Folded Hills
The Winery Folded Hills is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Santa Ynez Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Assembly
Blending of several wines to obtain a single batch. Using wines of the same origin, blending is very different from coupage - a mixture of wines from different origins - which has a pejorative connotation.
