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Beckmen Purisima Mountain Vineyard Grenache (Santa Ynez Valley)
Santa Ynez Valley · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Grenache
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Santa Ynez Valley · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Santa Ynez Valley
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- medium
Food pairing
cordeiro assado · queijos maturados · carne de caça · ensopados · pratos com cogumelos
Rated vintages
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200994 pts
Beckmen is one of Santa Barbara's premier Rhône-style producers, and one of the few wineries that understands how to get Grenache right. This one, which has been blended with a little Syrah is just wonderful. It's not only delicious in fruits and spices, but it's balanced, with…
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200891 pts
The combination of very high alcohol and what tastes like residual sugar gives this Grenache an excessively sweet, glyceriney taste. It's fabulously rich in raspberry cream, blackberry jam, mocha, vanilla and cinnamon spice flavors. Very flamboyant and delicious, but really more…
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200792 pts
Deliciously drinkable, this is one of the best California Grenaches in recent memory. Complexity is not Grenache's strong point, but lusciousness is, when the wine is well made. The cherry pie filling, raspberry tart and cinnamon spice flavors, enriched with smoky sandalwood, ar…