Full Review

Made In America

Made In America
2018 Bourbon Barrel-Aged Red Blend, Livermore Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$29

Made In America
2018 Bourbon Barrel-Aged Red Blend, Livermore Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2%
Violet color. Aromas and flavors of blueberry compote, baking spices, blackberry and black cherry, and vanilla cream with a round, lively, dryish medium-to-full body and a warming, interesting, medium-long finish with nuances of blueberry pie ala mode, black cherry fruit leather, and baking spices with well-integrated, coating tannins and moderate oak flavor. The Cabernet is demure but the interplay of the barrel and Zinfandel on this is quite tasty.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: blueberry compote, baking spices, blackberry and black cherry, and vanilla cream
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with nuances of blueberry pie ala mode, black cherry fruit leather, and baking spices
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: The Cabernet is demure but the interplay of the barrel and Zinfandel on this is quite tasty.

The Producer

Cal Wine Trading Co.

The Producer
505 San Marin Drive
A110
Novato, CA 94945
USA
1 415-475-7800

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.

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