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100% Certified organic and biodynamic farmed grapes
Laying under a warm summer night's sky glittering with golden stars. The morning drive to your favorite diner. Warm toast with succulent peach preserves and fresh squeezed pineapple orange juice. The waitress, while you can't pronounce her name, you will never forget her smile.
Often the simplest moments in life are the most unforgettable. One sip and you will remember
natural wine from 1st US certified US organic, biodynamic and sustainable vineyard
Delicate and demure right up until she straddles her Harley, cocks her head back and levels you with her eyes. With pops of strawberry, layers of juicy red fruit and a side ways glance of minerality, this is absolutely the one you can't let get away. Our little firecracker is an intentional flirt with a dash of grenache and a dollop of riesling.
75% Syrah - 19% Grenache - 6% Riesling
natural wine from the 1st certified in the US organic, sustainable and biodynamic vineyard
Wine & Spirits 90 pts
Full moon on a friday night. The drive-in with your favorite date. Dark chocolate covered raisinets and sticky cherry cola. Morning's sunrise with sweet thick-sliced french toast, pepper-rubbed slab bacon and freshly ground espresso beans. All of your favorite faces and places fill the recesses of your mind as you relax under your favorite oak tree. You're home. Lambda is "the magnitude" of what we do - it is our 'home' at Ampelos.
Your best friend from childhood. The one who never told your mom. It takes awhile to grow an old friend. Late nights filled with an air of sweet honeysuckle and forgotten innocence. Sun soaked days by the lake - pops of cranberry, pomegranate, and vanilla float at the waters edge. Summer camp secrets about the counselor you swore you didn't have a crush on. The fine grit of a dirt road when dad's vintage mustang saw the clock strike.
Wine Enthusiast 90 pts
"Toto"... we aren't in Kansas anymore, "but we did find Dorothy's ruby red slippers in the cool, foggy central coast of Ca. This is a well traveled darling who brushes the palate with her crimson red cheeks and light floral wisps of honeysuckle and orange blossom. With almost 3 years of adventure finally makes it home. Notes of spice, black pepper leave's her basking in the emerald city.
Tuxedos and tattoos, surfboards and ocean swells, stolen kisses at midnight, some things just belong together. Charred carne asada and rich spice, thick blackberry jam on crisp toast points, a fresh baked cherry cobbler and french vanilla ice cream. This little darling is "the sum" of great grapes from our cold climate vineyard in sta. rita hills.
The best black tie BBQ you have ever been too. Rustic yet refined. Prada meets lucchese and they dance into the night as notes of turkish tobacco, sweet licorice and madagascar vanilla permeate the air. Deep hues and luscious layers of currants, blueberries, dark chocolate, cuban cigars, and a hint of mint are the opulent guests of the confident cowboy who is always calm in a room full of strangers. Well behaved guest never make history... enjoy the party.
In 2008 we started a crazy project with a few friends -- how to make a port wine! With little (actually no) experience we worked through the process and after years of barrel aging we finally bottled what turned out to be a nice little port. In 2021 we now considered ourselves experienced port wine producers and batch two is on its way. Nine years of barrel aging with no racking, fining, filtering or topping has created our tawny port.
As the evening draws to a close the best is yet to come. Auspiciously she floats into the room sparkling with waves of brilliant amber. Given long luxurious days to bask in the sunlight, our late harvest lady delivers dessert in her own way. Her generous, rich sweetness coats the palate like liquid honey while a dollop of acidity enlivens the senses with melon, ripe pear, pineapple and mango. She is one of a kind and doesn’t make appearances often, but will leave you with a desire to make her a close friend.
