Winery Whitcraft - My Friend Matt's Vineyard aka Clover Creek Syrah

Winery WhitcraftMy Friend Matt's Vineyard aka Clover Creek Syrah

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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 My Friend Matt's Vineyard aka Clover Creek Syrah of Winery Whitcraft is a red wine from the region of Santa Ynez Valley 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 My Friend Matt's Vineyard aka Clover Creek Syrah from the Winery Whitcraft

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the My Friend Matt's Vineyard aka Clover Creek Syrah of Winery Whitcraft 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 My Friend Matt's Vineyard aka Clover Creek Syrah of Winery Whitcraft in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Whitcraft's My Friend Matt's Vineyard aka Clover Creek Syrah.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cornalin du Valais

Very old vine cultivated in the Swiss Valais, resulting from a natural crossing between the petit rouge(*) and the mayolet. It is the father of red humagne, also called cornalin d'Aoste, the grandfather of durize or petit rouge du Valais or rouge de Fully and a relative of goron. - Synonymy: old red of Valais, red of the country in Switzerland, landroter (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!). - Description: medium-sized bunches, cylindrical, winged, compact, strong medium-sized peduncles with little lignification; medium-sized berries, spherical or short elliptical, skin of a beautiful bluish black colour with a lot of bloom. The foliage turns completely red in the fall. - Production potential: early budding in the year. Capricious and difficult variety. Particularly likes the limestone soils of well exposed hillsides that warm up quickly enough, lean and well drained. Semi-erect bearing, vigorous with irregular production. Resists well to winter frosts. Susceptible to the main diseases, especially to oidium and grey rot. Also susceptible to magnesium deficiency and stalk dehydration. Maturity: 3rd early season

Last vintages of this wine

My Friend Matt's Vineyard aka Clover Creek Syrah - 2013
In the top 100 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of My Friend Matt's Vineyard aka Clover Creek Syrah from Winery Whitcraft are 2013

Informations about the Winery Whitcraft

The winery offers 51 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Ynez Valley in the region of California
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The Winery Whitcraft is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 48 wines for sale in the of Santa Ynez Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 35000 of of United States wines
In the top 5000 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
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The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley

The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 227 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Ynez Valley, producing 839 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Ynez Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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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