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2018 Red Blend, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 15.0%
87 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$19.99

Intercept
2018 Red Blend, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 15.0%
Dark violet color. Aromas and flavors of palo santo smoke, black plum, star anise, and spiced chocolate with a tannic, vibrant, dry full body and a hot, interesting, very long finish with notes of blackberry, cedar, and chocolate wafer cookies with drying tannins and heavy oak flavor. High octane blend that will pair perfectly with grilled steaks and chops

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: palo santo smoke, black plum, star anise, and spiced chocolate
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of blackberry, cedar, and chocolate wafer cookies
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: High octane blend that will pair perfectly with grilled steaks and chops

The Producer

O’Neill Vintners & Distillers

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

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.