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Exitus
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Exitus
2017 Red Blend, California

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 15.9%
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$19

Exitus
2017 Red Blend, California

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 15.9%
Dusty garnet color. Aromas of cherry cola, cedar shavings, licorice, and green tea with a chewy, crisp, dry-yet-fruity light-to-medium body and a warming, medium-length toasted brioche with apple butter and crushed nuts finish with chewy tannins and moderate oak flavor. A chewy, nutty Red Blend for weeknight indulging.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity & Oaky
Aroma Aroma: cherry cola, cedar shavings, licorice, and green tea
Taste Flavor: toasted brioche with apple butter and crushed nuts
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A chewy, nutty red blend for weeknight indulging.
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The Producer

O’Neill Vintners & Distillers

The Producer
101 Larkspur Landing Circle
Suite 350
Larkspur, CA 94939
USA
1 559-638-3544
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Their Portfolio

90 • Austerity 2017 Chardonnay, Arroyo Seco 14.5% (USA) $16.99.
88 • Austerity 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 13.5% (USA) $16.99.
BR • Austerity 2017 Pinot Noir, Monterey 14.5% (USA) $16.99. - Bronze Medal
88 • Austerity 2018 Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $.00.
87 • Austerity 2017 Pinot Noir, Monterey 14.5% (USA) $.00.
90 • Austerity 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 13.5% (USA) $16.00.
90 • Austerity 2018 Chardonnay, Arroyo Secco 13.5% (USA) $16.00.
88 • Austerity 2017 Pinot Noir, Monterey 14.5% (USA) $16.00.
BR • Black Cloud 2018 Barrel Reserve Red Blend, California 13.5% (USA) $.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Buttercup 2019 Rosé, California 12.5% (USA) $9.99. - Bronze Medal
85 • Buttercup 2018 Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $12.00.
88 • Buttercup 2019 Rosé, California 12.5% (USA) $9.00.
87 • Centerpiece 2018 Chardonnay, California 13.5% (USA) $.00.
85 • Cloud Break 2018 Winemaker’s Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc, California 12.5% (USA) $10.99.
86 • Cloud Break 2018 Barrel Reserve, Merlot, California 13.5% (USA) $.00.
87 • Cloud Break 2018 Barrel Fermented, Chardonnay, California 13.5% (USA) $.00.
BR • Cloud Break 2018 Pinot Noir, California 13.5% (USA) $.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Cloud Break 2019 Winemaker’s Reserve Rosé, California 12.5% (USA) $8.99. - Bronze Medal
87 • Cloud Break 2018 Barrel Reserve, Petite Sirah, California 13.5% (USA) $9.00.
BR • Cloud Break 2018 Winemaker’s Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc, California 12.5% (USA) $9.00. - Bronze Medal
86 • Creamery 2018 Barrel Fermented, Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $.00.
BR • Day Owl 2018 Rosé, California 12.5% (USA) $14.99. - Bronze Medal
85 • Day Owl 2019 Rosé, California 12.5% (USA) $14.99.
87 • Day Owl 2019 Rosé, California 12.5% (USA) $14.00.
90 • Exitus 2017 Bourbon-Barrel Aged Red Blend, California 15.9% (USA) $19.99.
85 • Exitus 2017 Red Blend, California 15.9% (USA) $19.00.
87 • Fireband 2018 Barrel Fermented, Chardonnay, California 13.5% (USA) $.00.
86 • Fireband 2017 Barrel Reserve, Pinot Noir, California 13.5% (USA) $.00.
87 • Firebrand 2017 Barrel Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, California 13.5% (USA) $.00.
85 • Firebrand 2017 Barrel Reserve, Merlot, California 13.5% (USA) $.00.
BR • Firebrand 2017 Barrel Reserve Red Blend, California 13.5% (USA) $.00. - Bronze Medal
85 • Firebrand 2018 Reserve, Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $12.00.
87 • Firebrand 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, California 13.5% (USA) $9.00.
85 • Gravelly Ford 2018 Chardonnay, California 13.5% (USA) $.00.
87 • Gravelly Ford 2017 Pinot Noir, California 13% (USA) $.00.
87 • Harken 2018 Barrel-Fermented, Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $14.99.
88 • Harken 2018 Barrel Fermented, Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $.00.
91 • Harken 2019 Barrel Fermented, Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $14.00.
88 • Harken 2019 Barrel-Fermented, Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $14.00.
92 • Intercept 2018 Chardonnay, Paso Robles 14.5% (USA) $.00.
92 • Intercept 2017 Pinot Noir, Monterey County 15% (USA) $.00.
92 • Intercept 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 15% (USA) $19.00.
91 • Intercept 2017 Red Blend, Paso Robles 15.7% (USA) $19.00.
89 • Intercept 2017 Pinot Noir, Monterey County 15% (USA) $19.00.
89 • Intercept 2018 Pinot Noir, Monterey County 15% (USA) $19.00.
85 • Intercept 2018 Chardonnay, Paso Robles 14.5% (USA) $19.00.
89 • Intercept 2019 Chardonnay, Monterey County 13.5% (USA) $19.00.
89 • Intercept 2018 Red Blend, Paso Robles 15% (USA) $19.00.
89 • Line 39 2017 Pinot Noir, California 14.5% (USA) $10.99.
BR • Line 39 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, California 12.75% (USA) $10.99. - Bronze Medal
86 • Line 39 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, California 13.5% (USA) $10.99.
88 • Line 39 2017 Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $10.99.
85 • Line 39 2018 Pinot Grigio, California 12% (USA) $10.99.
BR • Line 39 2016 Excursion Red Blend, California 13.5% (USA) $10.99. - Bronze Medal
BR • Line 39 2017 Merlot, California 14.5% (USA) $10.99. - Bronze Medal
90 • Line 39 2018 Petite Sirah, California 14.5% (USA) $10.99.
86 • Line 39 2017 Merlot, California 14.5% (USA) $10.99.
86 • Line 39 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, California 13.5% (USA) $10.99.
BR • Line 39 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, California 13.5% (USA) $10.99. - Bronze Medal
86 • Line 39 2019 Rosé, California 12.5% (USA) $10.99.
88 • Line 39 2018 Petite Sirah, California 14.5% (USA) $10.00.
BR • Line 39 2017 Excursion Red Blend, California 13.5% (USA) $10.00. - Bronze Medal
85 • Line 39 2019 Sauvignon Blanc, California 13.5% (USA) $10.00.
86 • Line 39 2018 Merlot, California 13.5% (USA) $10.00.
86 • Line 39 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, California 13.5% (USA) $10.00.
89 • Line 39 2019 Sauvignon Blanc, California 13.5% (USA) $10.00.
BR • Line 39 2018 Chardonnay, California 13.5% (USA) $10.00. - Bronze Medal
85 • Line 39 2018 Pinot Grigio, California 13% (USA) $10.00.
87 • Line 39 2018 Pinot Noir, California 13.5% (USA) $10.00.
85 • Line 39 2019 Rosé, California 12.5% (USA) $10.00.
BR • Magna Terra 2018 Pinot Noir, California 13.5% (USA) $.00. - Bronze Medal
91 • Robert Hall 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 14.5% (USA) $14.99.
90 • Robert Hall 2017 Chardonnay, Paso Robles 14.5% (USA) $12.99.
91 • Robert Hall 2016 Artisan Collection, Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 14.5% (USA) $14.99.
89 • Robert Hall 2017 Sauvignon Blanc, Paso Robles 13.5% (USA) $12.99.
89 • Robert Hall 2016 Merlot, Paso Robles 14.5% (USA) $14.99.
85 • Root Cause 2018 Chardonnay, California 13.5% (USA) $.00.
86 • Root Cause 2017 Pinot Noir, California 13.5% (USA) $.00.
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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.

Exitus 2017 Red Blend, California rating was calculated by to be 85 points out of 100 on 10/20/2020. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.