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Brecon Estate

Brecon Estate
2018 Grenache, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta

Category: Grenache

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.8%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$49

Brecon Estate
2018 Grenache, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta

Category: Grenache

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.8%
Bright garnet color. Attractive aromas of cranberry, wild strawberry, ripe plum, raspberry leaf, and hints of raisin pastry with a round, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity light-to-medium body and a tingling, complex, medium-long hints of caramel, forest berry tea, tonka bean, and saffron finish with light oak flavor. A downright charming, somewhat Francophone Grenache for celebratory quaffing and joyous pairing.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth & Non-Oaky
Aroma Aroma: cranberry, wild strawberry, ripe plum, raspberry leaf, and hints of raisin pastry
Taste Flavor: hints of caramel, forest berry tea, tonka bean, and saffron
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Duck Paté, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A downright charming, somewhat Francophone Grenache for celebratory quaffing and joyous pairing.

The Producer

Brecon Estate Winery

The Producer
7450 Vineyard Dr
Paso Robles, CA 93446
USA
1 805-239-2200

Grenache

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Grenache is the world's most widely planted red variety, yet its fame is primarily as a blending variety. The most famous examples are in the Rhone Valley as part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas, in Spain (where it is known as Garnacha) in Priorat reds, and in Australia, where it is often blended with Shiraz.

Grenache on its own is a light red wine; indeed there are numerous versions of Grenache rosé from France and Spain' respectively, these wines are Tavel and Navarra Rosé. Tannins are very light and aromas are of wild strawberry, rhubarb and geranium.

There are also small amounts of Grenache grown in Italy (in Sardinia, as Cannonau) and the United States.