Winery Potek - Tierra Alta Syrah

Winery PotekTierra Alta Syrah

4.3
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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 Tierra Alta Syrah of Winery Potek is a red wine from the region of Ballard Canyon 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 Tierra Alta Syrah from the Winery Potek

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Tierra Alta Syrah of Winery Potek 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 Tierra Alta Syrah of Winery Potek 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 Potek's Tierra Alta Syrah.

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

Discover the grape variety: Kerner

Intraspecific crossing between frankenthal and riesling obtained in Germany in 1929 by August Karl Herold (1902/1973). In 1951 and by crossing it with the sylvaner, we obtained the juwel. It should be noted that there is a mutation of Kerner, discovered in 1974 and bearing the name of kernling, with grapes of pink-grey to red-grey colour at full maturity. Kerner can be found in Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan... practically unknown in France except in a few Moselle vineyards.

Last vintages of this wine

Tierra Alta Syrah - 2014
In the top 100 of of Ballard Canyon wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Tierra Alta Syrah from Winery Potek are 2014

Informations about the Winery Potek

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Ballard Canyon in the region of California

The Winery Potek is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Ballard Canyon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 600 of of Ballard Canyon wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Ballard Canyon

The wine region of Ballard Canyon is located in the region of Santa Ynez Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jonata or the Domaine Jonata produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ballard Canyon are Viognier, Sangiovese and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ballard Canyon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cola or smoke and sometimes also flavors of iron, dried fruit or watermelon.


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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