Buccella
Mixed Blacks Amador County Grenache Blend
Amador County, Sierra Foothills, California, USA
Inky in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruity nose of black plums, sweet cherries, light cedar, licorice, Indian spices, wild flowers, tobacco leaf, peppercorn, tar and earth.
Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with black plums, cooked cherries, vanilla, licorice, cedar, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, earth, mint and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a delicious GSM blend, with a twist of Petite Sirah. Fruit forward and complex with a nice mouthfeel.
Right out of the bottle it feels like a Cabernet blend from Napa. Only after 3 hours of airtime, it changes and feels more like a Napa Merlot. Interesting stuff. Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.
Thank you Scott for sharing this with me.
Good by itself as a sipping wine and good with food too. I paired it with a Brie cheese and Duck Pâté.
A blend of 60% Syrah, 20% Petite Sirah, 14% Grenache and 6% Mourvedre.
Aged for
22 months in (50% new) French oak barrels. Unfiltered and unfined. A tiny production of less than 1,500 bottles.
14.4% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$130.
Inky in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruity nose of black plums, sweet cherries, light cedar, licorice, Indian spices, wild flowers, tobacco leaf, peppercorn, tar and earth.
Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with black plums, cooked cherries, vanilla, licorice, cedar, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, earth, mint and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a delicious GSM blend, with a twist of Petite Sirah. Fruit forward and complex with a nice mouthfeel.
Right out of the bottle it feels like a Cabernet blend from Napa. Only after 3 hours of airtime, it changes and feels more like a Napa Merlot. Interesting stuff. Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.
Thank you Scott for sharing this with me.
Good by itself as a sipping wine and good with food too. I paired it with a Brie cheese and Duck Pâté.
A blend of 60% Syrah, 20% Petite Sirah, 14% Grenache and 6% Mourvedre.
Aged for
22 months in (50% new) French oak barrels. Unfiltered and unfined. A tiny production of less than 1,500 bottles.
14.4% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$130.
Shake ridge stroll, sip, taste: big, bold, and beautiful #amadorfruit
Shake ridge stroll, sip, taste: big, bold, and beautiful #amadorfruit
1 person found it helpfulMay 16th, 2014
I'm having a moment with California Rhones right now - incredible flavors and great QPRs - and this one is topping my list. Red fruits and spice dominate the palate, and the signature plush/smooth Buccella mouthfeel is there. This is so delicious and I'm really sad this is my last bottle. This is in a prefect drinking window - popped and poured. Just WOW on this one.
I'm having a moment with California Rhones right now - incredible flavors and great QPRs - and this one is topping my list. Red fruits and spice dominate the palate, and the signature plush/smooth Buccella mouthfeel is there. This is so delicious and I'm really sad this is my last bottle. This is in a prefect drinking window - popped and poured. Just WOW on this one.
Apr 9th, 2017
Hey, it's that good! Focused and powerful, weighty and chewy in the mouth. Extremely complex nose-cracked pepper, molasses and smoked grilled meats. Accents of stewed cherry, smokey herbs, currant paste and bittersweet chocolate fill the entire palate. Gripping finish that was a crowd favorite.
Hey, it's that good! Focused and powerful, weighty and chewy in the mouth. Extremely complex nose-cracked pepper, molasses and smoked grilled meats. Accents of stewed cherry, smokey herbs, currant paste and bittersweet chocolate fill the entire palate. Gripping finish that was a crowd favorite.
Dec 17th, 2016Really love that more California winemakers are putting their spin on Rhones - like this delicious blend by Rebekah and Celia.
Really love that more California winemakers are putting their spin on Rhones - like this delicious blend by Rebekah and Celia.
Oct 25th, 2015
Dark and complex. Varietal blend of Grenache, Syrah, Petit Syrah, Mourverde, and Viogneir. An excellent winemaker’s brilliant recipe.
Dark and complex. Varietal blend of Grenache, Syrah, Petit Syrah, Mourverde, and Viogneir. An excellent winemaker’s brilliant recipe.
Oct 7th, 2024
