Red Wine Flashcards

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Route Stock 99 W
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Pinot Nior from Willamette Valley, Oregon

This wine’s scents of wild cherry and red plum are framed by a pleasant nut-skin bitterness. The texture is brisk and light; the nuttiness becomes more savory and vinous with air; fresh acidity guides the wine to a terse finish. A good value for wild mushroom pasta.

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Dutton Goldfield
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Fox Block Pinot Nior from the Russian River Valley, California

The wine is sweet and silky, and has that wonderful characteristic that all great pinots do of being rich yet light on its feet, mouth filling without being heavy. A light overlay of tobacco spice frames the red raspberry and cherry fruit to add an interesting depth. The longer it sits in the glass, the more the juiciness opens up. This is definitely a crowd-pleaser pinot, and also a wonderfully versatile pairing wine, complimenting everything from grilled salmon and roasted chicken to mushroom pizza and lamb burgers.

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Colossi Rosso
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Nero d’ Avola from Sicily, Italy

Nero d’ Avola means the black grape from Avola. This wine is an intense dark, ruby red color with a bouquet of black fruit, blackberry and strawberries, flowers and herbs. This full-bodied wine pairs ideally with red meats and aged cheese.

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Sabazio
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Rosso Di Montepulciano from Tuscany, Italy

This is a red blend consisting of 85% sangiovese, 10 % merlot, 5% Canaiolo Nero. This wine features supple tannins and immediately perceptible notes of fresh red fruit on the nose. On the palate it is soft and tasty with red fruit and flower notes that meld perfectly with the savory mineral sensations of the wine. Similar to a fuller bodied, stronger pinot nior.

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San Quirco
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Chianti Classico a D.O.C.G classico from Tuscany, Italy

Intense ruby, cherries, tobacco and firm tannins. Very dry wine that has a long finish. Best paired with with food particularly tomato and olive dishes.

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Tangley Oaks
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Merlot from Napa Valley California

Rich plums, dark cherries, chocolate and savory herbs. Taste of lush plums and cherry fruit with undertones of mocha.

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Terazzas
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Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina

Malbec is a varietal from Bordeaux, France. This is grown in Argentina and has a dark-scented structure, it is a full bodied wine with extracted black fruit flavors.

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R by Jeff Runquist
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Petit Verdot from Amador County, California

Petit Verdot is a late ripening Bordeaux variety that thrives in California’s sunshine. It produces deeply pigmented wine with aromas of cassis and blackberry delivered by full bodied wine with mature integrated tannins.

On the pallet succulent juicy flavors of black fruits are presented by a smooth elegant wine with a creamy silky texture. The tannins are mature and well integrated providing richness without astringency. The finish is long and flavors of hibiscus flowers, mineral and chalk linger well after the wine is gone.

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Guenoc
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Red blend dominantly Cabernet Sauvignon from Lake County, California
89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Mixed Reds, 4% Merlot, 2% Syrah
This wine is soft and approachable. Aromas of black cherry and vanilla explode on the nose. The intense cherry flavors carry through to the palate melding into subtle, yet flavorful vanilla oak for a lingering finish. This wine pairs perfectly with an authentic Italian dish.

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Bench
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Cabernet Sauvignon from Alexander Valley, California

Deep, dark purple in color, this wine offers aromas of violets, huckleberry and a touch of vanilla spice. The palate is elegantly wound with dusty tannins and a supple, velvet texture. The seamless finish, ebbs and flows with flavors of black currant and dark cocoa

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Bello “Megahertz”
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Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, California

Round and rich red fruits, black currant, toffee, and cedar leading into a long finish of plum, cherry, and chocolate.

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Manifesto
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Zinfandel from Lodi, California

This Zin has raspeberry and currant flavors it is balanced, smooth and easy drinking. This Zin should be noted as being on the very spicy side with little to no jam taste.

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Two Hands Gnarly Dudes
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Shiraz from Barossa Valley, Australia

Deep dark red. A melange of fruits explode on the nose; bright red berries, spiced plums and chocolate coupled with subtle hints of fresh flowers and cedary oak. Pure and focused with lively black berries, black pepper and bitter chocolate. Lovely bright acids and fine yet tight tannins provide the ideal framework to a palate that is both long and pure.

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Tahuan
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Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina

Very “syrah-like” on the nose in that it has notes of fresh game, black peppercorns, blackberry, leather and plums.. This wine is ripe and boarding on jammy with layers of cassis, blackberry compote and plumb sauce with medium tannins and hints of spice and smoke on the finish.

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