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in the press video clips Peter explains our farming philosophy press clippings
"...the 2005 Syrah Alisos Vineyard... offers beautiful sweet, chocolaty, creme de cassis fruit intermixed with meat juice, underbrush, and forest floor notes. With lovely ripeness as well as opulence, it is best consumed over the next 5-7 years." 90 points
"Smooth and polished upfront, showcasing ripe cherry, raspberry and blueberry fruit, yet gaining traction, with a nice presentation of firm, loamy tannins that gain complexity and depth. Drink now through 2011." 91 points
We just received the word that our 2005 Syrache won a Gold medal at the prestigious Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition, and our 2005 Syrah brought home a silver!
Read the posts here.
Ampelos Click here to read the article.
The new Viognier, done in stainless steel, had apricot / peach aromas with a hint of flowers, and crisp acidity – a delightful wine. The "Epsilon" bottling will be a special small-production wine and will vary from year to year. This year's Epsilon Grenache featured bright strawberry fruit with enough stuffing to age nicely. Read the full description of the tour here.
AMPELOS Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills 2005 89-91 $35 /
$28 AMPELOS Syrache Santa Ynez Valley 2005 85-88 $28 /
$23
Jaffurs WIne Cellars: "A big wine, the inky/blue/purple-tinged 2004 Syrah Ampelos Vineyard reveals plenty of blackcurrant and black cherry fruit along with smoky, graphite notes, nicely integrated oak, terrific full-bodied intensity, and a long, heady finish. Consume over the next 7-8 years. 91 points" Samsara: For an American Syrah, the dark ruby/purple-tinged 2004 Syrah Ampelos Vineyard possesses abundant finesse and elegance. Attractive blackberry, blueberry, earth and pepper characteristics emerge from this dense, stylish delineated effort. Drink it over the next 5-7 years. 90 points" Click here to read the full reviews.
"Two years earlier, the Works had bought
82 acres in the Santa Rita hills, the appellation at the cool western
end of the Click here to read the full article.
"The Works have certainly become one with nature ever since. They sold their house in Orange County and moved to a ranch near Buellton to become winemakers. They now have 40,000 vines, mostly of Pinot grapes, and their own wine label called Ampelos Cellars." Click here to read the full article.
In the tasting conducted that day, Mr. Pitcher bestowed 92 points and noted the following about our Syrah: "Ampelos, 2004 Syrah, G ("Gamma"), Sta. Rita Hills - $34: Forward, fragrant, appealing scents of freshly crushed wild blackberries, shy mocha and a framboise high note. Luscious and velvety smooth with firm, supple tannins and nicely extracted blackberry fruit; fine balance and length with a mineral undertone emerging in the finish. An elegant, yet generous Syrah. October release. Score: 92" Mr. Pitcher also tasted the Jaffurs Syrah from our vineyard: "Jaffurs, 2004 Syrah, Ampelos Vineyard, Santa Barbara County - $42: Wildly fragrant nose of white pepper, violet, smoked meat and just-picked, freshly-crushed blackberries and black raspberries accented by anise seed and glove leather. Smooth, round and fleshy with deep, generous flavors, bursting with dark berry fruit laced with white pepper spice. This exciting Syrah is wonderfully comple and long. Score: 95" Click here to read the full article.
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Wine
Advocate Issue 177
Wine
Spectator have been kind to us. Earlier this spring James Laube
gave us 91 points for our 2005 Grenache, Byron Vineyard and
last week we received another 91 from Laube for our 2005 Pinot
Noir "Rho" from estate grapes. Exciting for us to
see what we got out of the second year the vineyard was harvested!
Frequent
e-Bob posters Ken Zinns and Steven Rigisich both had nice things
to say about the Pinot we poured at this year’s World of Pinot
Noir.
Ken
Zinns from Grape Nutz recently visited ampelos during a
tour of the Central Coast:
In
his Tasting Highlights column in Wine Spectator Online,
James Laube has this to say: “The ascent of California
Syrah is in many ways similar to the rise of Pinot Noir in the Golden
State. It's a rather recent phenomenon that is rapidly gaining momentum.
… I strongly recommend you take a look at what's happening
with Syrah these days.” One of the wines he really liked
was Jaffurs Syrah from ampelos vineyard.
September
11 propelled couple into winemaking
Remembering
9/11
Syrah,
at home on the coast
