Cotes du Crow's

Fact sheet

Type

Other

Grape

Grenache · Syrah

Country

United States

Region

Monterey · Central Coast

Appellation

Monterey

Body

medium

Acidity

medium

Tannin

medium

Sweetness

dry

Rated vintages

• 201588 pts

  Consistently among the best $20-and-under wines each vintage, this blend of 52% Grenache, 44% Syrah and 4% Tempranillo from vintner Dan Lee delivers plump boysenberry, plum, baking spice and rosemary scents on the nose. The palate is dry and herbal yet bright with acidity, full…

• 201487 pts

  One of the Central Coast's best deals each vintage, this blend of 53% Grenache and 47% Syrah shows candied cherries, cinnamon, scarlet red roses, slate and earthy clay notes on the nose. The palate also shows some clay as well as dense boysenberry fruit and touches of lavender a…

• 201287 pts

  This smartly priced bend of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah offers showy aromas of ollallieberry and rose petals. Grape candy and crushed peppercorns entertain the palate on this well-balanced though not overly complex wine, perfect for weekly dinners and barbecue parties.

• 201086 pts

  A sound, bistro-style wine that's dry and full-bodied. Made from Syrah and Grenache, it shows tobacco, cherry and spice flavors, with brisk acidity.

• 200987 pts

  Made from Syrah and Grenache grown in four Monterey vineyards, this is quite a nice red wine for drinking with roasts. It's fresh and dry, with berry, tobacco and spice flavors. Ready now.

• 200086 pts

  A Grenache-Syrah-Petite Sirah blend from a warmer part of the county. Cool nights yield good acids, but the wine isn't fully ripened. You can taste green, stalky flavors alongside the red cherry ones. The mouthfeel is a bit rough. Still, it's not without interest. —S.H.