Red Wine Flashcards
Frey
Pinot Noir
Mendo
Very young wine that taste like grapes berries and spice
With a rich sweet fig finish
Parducci
Pinot Noir
California
Full and rich berry flavors on the pallet with a hint of Cedar in the finish.
Great with grilled salmon and red meat
Robert Sinskey
Pinot Noir
Los Carneros
Bottle only
2012 vintage. Dark fruit, ripe raspberries and cranberries with oak and pie spices in the finish
Qupe “Sawyer Lindquist Vinyard”
Grenache
Edna Valley
Bottle only
Full-bodied without being heavy, great acidity. Spicy exuberant fruit clocking in at 14%
Sella and Mosca “Riserva”
Cannonau
Sardinia, Italy
Warm, dry with plummy fruit flavors and a little oak
Great with red sauce pizza or any other Italian foods
San Quirico
Sangiovese
Italy
Well rounded with lively acidity and firm tannins. It tastes of cooked fruit and a little bit of stone dust.
Best with Italian food
Madame Chapoutier “Bellaruche”
60%Grenache/40% Syrah blend
Côtes-du-Rôhne France
A well structured wine with dark red fruit and pepper notes with sustained tannin
Purato
Nero d Avola
Sicily
Great balance of tannin and acidity. Black and blue fruit.
Best with pastas with tomato-based sauces or a burger.
Marques de Caceres
Tempranillo
Spain
This is a big wine. Delicious crisp fruit, exceptional structure and silky soft tannins.
Great with meat and cheese.
Alamos
Malbec
Argentina
Very ripe lots of black raspberry fruit with a touch of chocolate
A Lisa
Malbec
Patagonia Argentina
This is a very flexible wine It can be enjoyed on its own or appreciated with pasta, red and white meats including fish.
Columbia
Merlot
Columbia Valley Washington
Toasty oak, vanilla and hints of mocha. Firm tannins and a lingering finish.
Best with the lasagna Bolognese.
Terrazas de Los Andes
Cabernet Sauvignon
Argentina
Peppery herbs, current and black cherry.
Long Meadow Ranch “Farmstead”
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa
Smooth seamless flavors of Cherry and dried orange peel.
Faust
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa
Bottle only
This wine has an inviting rich entry with a velvety texture and captivating notes of casis, cocoa, and ripe wild berries. The complex flavors continue to unfold into a long rewarding finish.
This is a very big wine