Full Review

Cerro

Cerro
2019 Red Blend, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2% RS: 3%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$60

Cerro
2019 Red Blend, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2% RS: 3%
Dusty ruby color. Aromas and flavors of purple flowers, cherry tobacco, candied strawberry, and potpourri with a velvety, lively, dryish medium body and an intriguing, medium-length finish revealing notes of tart red cherry, strawberry tobacco, fig, and lavender herb tea with medium, well-integrated, woody tannins. Violet candies with hints of tart cherry and strawberry; a bit unusual but also very pleasing on the nose and palate.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: purple flowers, cherry tobacco, candied strawberry, and potpourri
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of tart red cherry, strawberry tobacco, fig, and lavender herb tea
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Violet candies with hints of tart cherry and strawberry; a bit unusual but also very pleasing on the nose and palate.

The Producer

JDB Wines

The Producer

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.