Winery Winesmith - Bates Ranch Grenache

Winery WinesmithBates Ranch Grenache

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Bates Ranch Grenache of Winery Winesmith is a red wine from the region of Santa Cruz Mountains of California.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Bates Ranch Grenache of Winery Winesmith in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Winesmith's Bates Ranch Grenache.

Winemaker
Clark Smith
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Folle blanche

As its name suggests, the folle blanche is a white grape variety. Originally from the west of France, it was used to make Cognac and Armagnac brandies as early as the 17th century and was renowned for its finesse and fragrant nose. Replaced by Ugni Blanc following the phylloxera invasion, the folle blanche is now grown in small quantities. It is a grape variety with juicy, sweet, medium-sized bunches and berries with a white/green skin. Its worst enemy is grey rot. As it is an early variety and its buds come out early, it is particularly afraid of spring frosts. It likes short pruning, a method that limits the production of grapes but increases their quality. It also prefers mineral-rich soils, and its vineyards cover about 3,000 hectares. It is used in the production of the AOC Gros-plant du Pays nantais to produce a lively white wine with little alcohol but marked acidity.

Last vintages of this wine

Bates Ranch Grenache - 2014
In the top 100 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Bates Ranch Grenache from Winery Winesmith are 2014

Informations about the Winery Winesmith

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Cruz Mountains in the region of California

The Winery Winesmith is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 60000 of of United States wines
In the top 45000 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains

The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ridge Vineyards or the Kathryn Kennedy Winery produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Cruz Mountains often reveals types of flavors of cream, pencil shavings or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of charcoal, black truffle or blackberry jam.


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: Right bank

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