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2018 Red Blend, Columbia Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.5% RS: .3%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$13
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2018 Red Blend, Columbia Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.5% RS: .3%
Ruby black color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate espresso bean, pumpernickel toast points with gherkin and honey, and prosciutto with a satiny, bright, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a smooth, amusing, medium-long finish conveying notes of caramel latte, berry pie, wild herbs, and leather with silky tannins and light oak flavor. A rock solid, meaty, everyday red with wide appeal and versatility.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, Savory & New World
Aroma Aroma: chocolate espresso bean, pumpernickel toast points with gherkin and honey, and prosciutto
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of caramel latte, berry pie, wild herbs, and leather
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Meatball Sandwich, Lasagna, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rock solid, meaty, everyday red with wide appeal and versatility.

The Producer

King Estate Winery

The Producer
80854 Territorial Hwy
Eugene, OR 97405
USA
1 541-942-9874

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.