Discover the top 100 best red wines of Ensenada of Baja California as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Ensenada and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Wine capital of Mexico in Baja California (Valle de Guadalupe 50 km north, 90% of national production): Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo (perfectly adapted) and Merlot are the signature red kings — profile with cherry, cocoa, fermented and yeasty notes, woody touches, spices and citrus. Syrah and historic Grenache in complement, creativity beyond strict appellations. Favourable Mediterranean climate, ~2 million cases/year, original blends.
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
red wines from the region of Ensenada go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of wild boar with honey, slippers with lamb or endives au gratin without béchamel sauce.
