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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 2 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Luvtexwine on 5/26/2018 & rated 92 points: Holding up well. Absolutely fantastic after 30 minutes aeration time. Proper wine cooler storage pays off. (363 views) | | | Tasted by Luvtexwine on 3/22/2013 & rated 92 points: Fantastic Bordeaux blend of Cab, Petite Verdot and Merlot. Aromas of black currant, vanilla, and blackberry with hints of allspice and dark chocolate. Complex structure with well integrated oak. Velvet smooth on the palate with a long finish. Moderate sediment in the bottle would seem to indicate no or minimal filtering. Really a classy wine. (758 views) |
| San Martino Winery & Vineyards Producer websiteRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.AmericanCaliforniaAmericanAmador County |
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