Winery Griffin HillChardonnay
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The Chardonnay of the Winery Griffin Hill is in the top 0 of wines of Santa Cruz Mountains.
Details and technical informations about Winery Griffin Hill's Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Black Monukka
Table grape with long bunches and elongated seedless (pipless) blue-black berries, thin skin and crunchy sweet flesh, with a soft, fruity flavour. Very rarely vinified. Grown in Central Asia, the Mediterranean, California and South Africa for fresh consumption, also used for premium raisins. Very old seedless black table grape variety, probably originating from Central Asia.
Informations about the Winery Griffin Hill
The Winery Griffin Hill is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains
High-altitude AVA above the Pacific fog layer: signature Pinot Noir as king on cool slopes — complex reds with red and black fruits, Burgundian finesse and New World depth, long ageing. Ample, tannic Cabernet Sauvignon on warmer, sunnier eastern slopes. Lively, mineral Chardonnay with measured oak ageing, Merlot and Zinfandel as backup (25% each). Rugged terrain between San Francisco and Monterey, a chiselled mountain identity.
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: Biodynamics
Biodynamic farming method initiated by Rudolf Steiner which forbids all chemical treatments based on synthetic products. Biodynamics is based on the interaction between the movements of the planets and the development of plants and uses preparations based on organic and mineral materials.
