Denner Red Rhone Blend Ditch Digger 2021 750ml

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Denner Red Rhone Blend Ditch Digger 2021 750ml

Name: Denner Red Rhone Blend Ditch Digger 2021 750ml
Brand: Denner
SKU: 1026969
Price: 79.92 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 94.2 (6 reviews)

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SKU 1026969

$79.92/bottle

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The 2021 Ditch Digger is a blend of 33% Grenache, 32% Mourvèdre, 22% Syrah, 5% Cinsaut, 4% Counoise, 2% Tannat and 2% Carignan. It has kaleidoscopic aromas of wild berries, dried mint, mushrooms, forest floor and hints of floral perfume. The medium-bodied palate is notable for the concentration, definition and layering of its spicy fruit. It has a structure of chalky tannins, fireworks of fresh acidity and a long, dynamic finish.

Country: United States
Region: California
Appellation: San Luis Obispo
Sub Appellation: Paso Robles

Size: 750ml
Color: Red
Alcohol by Vol: 14.6%

SKU: 1026969

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Winery

Denner

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Varietal

Red Rhone Blend

The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.

Country

United States

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

Region

California

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.

Appellation

San Luis Obispo

Ratings & Reviews

WA 96pts

Wine Advocate

JS 96pts

James Suckling

This flagship wine is designed to show the best qualities of the Denner estate. It evokes a Chateauneuf vibe, blended from 33% grenache, 32% mourvedre, 22% syrah, 5% cinsault, 4% counoise, 2% tannat and 2% carignan. Nicely layered red and black fruit with meaty, peppery accents. Full-bodied and moderately tannic, showcasing the vineyard rather than any new oak influence. Drink or hold.

VM 94pts

Vinous Media

The 2021 Ditch Digger is dark and youthfully inward, mixing nuances of sage and crushed blackberries with earth tones and spice. This is remarkably fresh and energetic, with depths of mineral-laced black fruit offset by hints of sour citrus. The 2021 marries power with grace, tapering off with staining length and gentle tannins. A pleasantly bitter tinge lingers under a cascade of violet inner florals.

DC 94pts

Decanter

It resembles the Ditch Digger Concrete but with some oak ageing in neutral puncheons and barrels. 33% Grenache, 32% Mourvedre, 22% Syrah, 5% Cinsault, 4% Counoise, 3% Tannat, and 2% Carignan. The bright fruit aromatics and flavours noticeable in the Concrete-aged Ditch Digger are present, and focused with blackberry and black cherry, expressive cedarwood and brown spices, and cocoa nibs nuances. A wonderfully structured red blend with brambly red berry fruit, black cherry and pie crust spices with stony mineral underpinnings, pops of liquorice, wild herbs, and building tannins framed by cedar and toffee. It's worth seeking both of these to sample them side by side.

WE 93pts

Wine Enthusiast

Juicy aromas of baked blackberry, strawberry, clove and nutmeg show on the nose of this eight-grape, GSM-based blend. There's a sizzle of acidity to kick off the sip before diving into deeper tones of coffee bean, herb and plum fruits. (Cellar Selection)

WS 92pts

Wine Spectator

Compact and a bit taut right now, with raspberry, cherry, crushed stone and garrigue accents that build toward muscular tannins. Needs time. Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsaut, Counoise, Tannat and Carignan. Best from 2026 through 2033. 1,480 cases made.

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Denner Red Rhone Blend Ditch Digger 2021 750ml

Winery

Denner

Varietal

Red Rhone Blend

Country

United States

Region

California

Appellation

San Luis Obispo

Wine Advocate

James Suckling

Vinous Media

Decanter

Wine Enthusiast

Wine Spectator

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