Winery KaenaAlamo Creek Ranch Syrah
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The Alamo Creek Ranch Syrah of the Winery Kaena is in the top 0 of wines of San Luis Obispo County.
Details and technical informations about Winery Kaena's Alamo Creek Ranch Syrah.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat meunier
Deeply coloured and structured reds with a dense purple colour, firm and solid tannins, a powerful palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), spices and garrigue notes. Rare profile, close to classic Tannat. A rare felty-leafed (meunier) variation of Tannat, now marginal, preserved in South-West varietal collections for its heritage value and studied for its genetic interest.
Informations about the Winery Kaena
The Winery Kaena is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of San Luis Obispo County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of San Luis Obispo County
Vast county on California's Central Coast with cool-coastal climates: Chardonnay flagship white (~43%) — elegant and taut with signature notes of citrus, apple, white flowers, butter, honey and mineral touch, acidity chiseled by cool temperatures. Pinot Noir flagship red (~35%) — racy and complex with cherry, raspberry, earth and spices, signature finesse. Edna Valley, Arroyo Grande, SLO Coast (AVA 2022). Pacific mists, long season, Franciscan soils.
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: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
