Winery Foxen - Toasted Rope Syrah

Winery FoxenToasted Rope 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 Toasted Rope Syrah of Winery Foxen is a red wine from the region of Santa Ynez Valley of California.
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 Toasted Rope Syrah from the Winery Foxen

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Toasted Rope Syrah of Winery Foxen 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 Toasted Rope Syrah of Winery Foxen 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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Foxen's Toasted Rope Syrah.

Winemaker
Bill Wathen
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.2°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Couderc 4401

An interspecific cross made in 1884 by Georges Couderc (1850-1928) between chasselas rose and rupestris. This direct-producing hybrid was multiplied much more in the south-west of France and in the Loire Valley, and in some cases was even used as rootstock. François Baco (1865-1947) and Vincent Malègue (1830-1915) also used it as a progenitor. - Synonymy: red bird, tank, Terray hybrid, malafosse, oazo rukh, sakhotin (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!). - Description: small to medium-sized bunches, cylindrical-conical, winged, more or less compact, sometimes with small green berries, medium-sized stalks remaining green when ripe; small, spherical berries, beautiful bluish-black skin, very pruinose, pulpy, with coloured juice.

Last vintages of this wine

Toasted Rope Syrah - 2014
In the top 100 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Toasted Rope Syrah - 2013
In the top 100 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Toasted Rope Syrah - 2012
In the top 100 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Toasted Rope Syrah - 2011
In the top 100 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Toasted Rope Syrah - 0
In the top 100 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Toasted Rope Syrah from Winery Foxen are 2012, 2014, 2011, 0 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Foxen

The winery offers 57 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Ynez Valley in the region of California
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The Winery Foxen is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 57 wines for sale in the of Santa Ynez Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 2500 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
In the top 80000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley

The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 227 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Ynez Valley, producing 839 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Ynez Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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.

The word of the wine: Serious

A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.

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