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Label of 2016 Dirty & Rowdy Winery Alder Springs Vineyard Merlot

  • 2016 Dirty & Rowdy Winery Alder Springs Vineyard Merlot

  • Mendocino County, USA
      • Most Recent Avg Price (ex-tax)
      • $ 60 / 750ml
      • From December 2022
    • Red - Rich and Intense
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Mendocino County
Analytical Data
Alcohol ABV
13.5%

About the Wine

Red - Rich and Intense
Style
Red - Rich and Intense
Characteristics Pepper, spice, raspberry, cherry, plum, leather. Key wines Shiraz, Carmenère, Douro red wines, Southern Italian red wines, Côte Rôtie, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Zinfandel...
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Merlot
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Merlot
Merlot is the second most-planted red wine variety in the world, after Cabernet Sauvignon. The planting area is holding steady, and it may soon be caught by Tempranillo due to expansion of...
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Lamb
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Lamb
Lamb is a natural partner for many red wines, although there are some subtleties to consider, based on how the meat is cooked. Milk-fed lamb is a delicacy served in several Mediterranean...
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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Meat sambousek Starter Course
Filo pastry parcels filled with meat
Contains: cumin, coriander seed
Middle Eastern
Confit de canard Main Course
Slow-cooked duck leg with dauphinoise potatoes, mixed greens and cherry sauce
Contains: duck fat
Western
Steak with onion gravy Main Course
Contains: beef steak
Western
Meat stew Main Course
Western

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2016 Vintage: California Learn more

Vintage quality: Excellent

Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep

The 2016 Californian vintage was very good.

The spring was warmer than normal and followed by a hot June and July, with temperatures only finally cooling in August. As usual, temperatures dropped sharply in the Napa and Sonoma areas as the marine fog, typ...

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