Full Review

Opaque

Opaque
2020 Darkness Red Blend, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.9%
86 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$29.99

Opaque
2020 Darkness Red Blend, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.9%
Dusty garnet color. Aromas and flavors of black cherry, chocolate, mint, and eucalyptus with a round, vibrant, dryish medium-full body and a peppery, captivating, medium-long finish with accents of cherry, chocolate and vanilla, blackberry nougat, and mint with medium tannins and moderate oak flavor. A rich, full-bodied red wine that will kill it paired with your next smashburger.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: black cherry, chocolate, mint, and eucalyptus
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of cherry, chocolate and vanilla, blackberry nougat, and mint
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now Enjoy with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rich, full-bodied red wine that will kill it paired with your next smashburger.

The Producer or Importer

Riboli Family Wines

The Producer or  Importer
737 Lamar Street
Los Angeles, CA 90031
USA
1 323-3308795

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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.