The Winery Hammell of Santa Maria Valley of California

Winery Hammell
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Maria Valley in the region of California
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The Winery Hammell is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Santa Maria Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hammell wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Hammell

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Hammell

How Winery Hammell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, lamb tagine with prunes or quiche lorraine.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Hammell

  • 0With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Viognier
  • Mourvedre
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

Discovering the wine region of Santa Maria Valley

First AVA of Santa Barbara (1981) on an east-west valley swept by Pacific winds: signature Pinot Noir dominant as king red with herbaceous, savoury notes and lifted red fruits, fine acidity and silky tannins. Energetic Chardonnay with tropical and floral aromas, king whites (a third of production). Also Rhône Syrah and Viognier, confidential Grenache and Marsanne. Very cool climate over a long season, a Burgundian and northern-Rhône identity.

The top red wines of Winery Hammell

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hammell

How Winery Hammell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or lamb marinated in white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hammell

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hammell

  • 2014With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5

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

  • Mourvedre
  • Petite Sirah
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Rich, structured whites with a round palate and long finish, with aromas of ripe yellow fruits, honey, white flowers, toasted almond and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential, developing waxy and truffle nuances with age. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with roussanne. Also exported to Australia (Victoria) and California. Native Rhône variety.

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Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).

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