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St. Clair Winery
NV Port, New Mexico

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Category: Domestic Port-Style Wine

Date Tasted: 2/20/2020

Country: USA

Alcohol: 19% RS: 11%

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88 Points

Silver Medal

Highly Recommended

$28

St. Clair Winery
NV Port, New Mexico

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Category: Domestic Port-Style Wine

Date Tasted: 2/20/2020

Country: USA

Alcohol: 19% RS: 11%

Garnet black color. Aromas of ripe figs, chocolate cherry pie, ripe dates, cinnamon danish, salted caramel, and marcona almonds with a supple, lively, moderately sweet medium-to-full body and a charming, brief damson plum, dried apricot, cassis preserves, vanilla-honey on crepes, creme brulee, tobacco, and clove finish with well-integrated tannins and moderate oak flavor. A complex and palate-pleasing port-style wine from New Mexico; will be dreamy with blue cheeses or pastries.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, Oaky, Rich & Full & Spicy & Complex
	Aroma:	ripe figs, chocolate cherry pie, ripe dates, cinnamon danish, salted caramel, and marcona almonds
	Flavor:	damson plum, dried apricot, cassis preserves, vanilla-honey on crepes, creme brulee, tobacco, and clove
	Sweetness:	Moderately Sweet
	Enjoy:	Now-6 years on its own and with food
	Pairing:	Blue Cheese, Chocolate Mousse, Roquefort
	Bottom Line:	A complex and palate-pleasing port-style wine from New Mexico; will be dreamy with blue cheeses or pastries.

The Producer

Lescombes Family Vineyards

1325 de Baca Rd SE

Deming, NM 88030

USA

1 505-546-9324

www.stclairvineyards.com

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Domestic Port-Style Wine

Serve in a Port Wine Glass

About

Domestic Port-Style Wine

Domestic Port-Style Wines are those made in the style of Portuguese Ports wines but grown and vinified in the United States. Wines made in this style are typically fortified with brandy or distilled grape spirits which causes fermentation to stop and also increases alcohol. Flavors are typically sweetfruity, nutty, and have a stronger alcohol presence than standard table wines. The best examples are highly comparable to true Ports.