Full Review

Destination

Destination
2019 True North Red Blend, Columbia Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.9%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$18
Best Buy

Destination
2019 True North Red Blend, Columbia Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.9%
Dusty ruby color. Aromas and flavors of mixed red and blackberry juice, leather, tobacco, and cedar, grilled bell pepper, and grilled mushrooms with a velvety, vibrant, dry medium body and a warming, refreshing, medium-length finish with notes of vanilla and chocolate with dried cherries, dried figs, and chinese 5 spice with well-integrated, medium tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. Layers of fruit mingle with good acid, well integrated oak, and ample tannins; a fantastic table wine for any night of the week.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: mixed red and blackberry juice, leather, tobacco, and cedar, grilled bell pepper, and grilled mushrooms
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of vanilla and chocolate with dried cherries, dried figs, and chinese 5 spice
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Layers of fruit mingle with good acid, well integrated oak, and ample tannins; a fantastic table wine for any night of the week.

The Producer

Gordon Estate Winery

The Producer
671 Levey Road
Pasco, WA 99301
USA
1 509-547-6331

Other US Red

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
'Other Red' is a catch-all category for both uncommon grape varietals and uncommon combinations of varietals. There are little pockets of other red varietals grown throughout the US. In California, Italian varietals such as Barbera, Gignolino, Primitivo, and Nebbiolo and esoteric Rhone varietals like Cinsault and Carignano can be found. Tempranillo, best known as the principal red variety of Spain’s Rioja, can also be found in small plantings in the Southwest where hot grown conditions favor the grape. Many producers throughout the US produce blends of Bordeaux with non-Bordeaux varietals such as Zinfandel, Petit Sirah, Syrah and even hybrids like Chambourcin that fall under our Other US Red category.