The wine region of Baja California is located in the region of North of Mexico. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Baron Balche or the Domaine Santo Tomás produce mainly wines red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Baja California are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Baja California often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or plum and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, non oak or earth.
In the mouth of Baja California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 173 estates and châteaux in the of Baja California, producing 610 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Baja California go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
red wines from the region of Baja California go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes or duck breast in the oven.
On the nose in the region of Baja California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, vanilla or black cherries. In the mouth in the region of Baja California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
