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Mina Mesa

Mina Mesa
2017 Red Blend, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.5%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$11
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Mina Mesa
2017 Red Blend, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.5%
Deep purple color. Aromas and flavors of boysenberry, nutty trail mix, lingonberry preserves, clove, and dark chocolate with almonds with a satiny, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a polished, delightful, medium-long finish with moderate oak flavor. A juicy, full-flavor red for any season’s table.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, Oaky, Rich & Full & Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: boysenberry, nutty trail mix, lingonberry preserves, clove, and dark chocolate with almonds
Taste Flavor: boysenberry, nutty trail mix, lingonberry preserves, clove, and dark chocolate
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A juicy, full-flavor red for any season's table.

The Producer

Scheid Family Wines

The Producer

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.