Winery Jaffurs - Ampelos Vineyard Syrah

Winery JaffursAmpelos Vineyard Syrah

4.4
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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 Ampelos Vineyard Syrah of Winery Jaffurs is a red wine from the region of Sta. Rita Hills 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 Ampelos Vineyard Syrah from the Winery Jaffurs

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Ampelos Vineyard Syrah of Winery Jaffurs in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Jaffurs's Ampelos Vineyard Syrah.

Winemaker
Craig Jaffurs
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.1°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão

- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.

Last vintages of this wine

Ampelos Vineyard Syrah - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Ampelos Vineyard Syrah from Winery Jaffurs are 2012

Informations about the Winery Jaffurs

The winery offers 21 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California

The Winery Jaffurs is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 40000 of of United States wines
In the top 950 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.


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.

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The word of the wine: Gout (wine of)

In red wine making, the wine comes directly from the vat after devatting (see press).

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