The wine region of Mendocino is located in the region of Mendocino County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Las Jaras Wines or the Domaine Anthill Farms produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mendocino are Zinfandel, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mendocino often reveals types of flavors of cherry, butter or guava and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
In the mouth of Mendocino is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 204 estates and châteaux in the of Mendocino, producing 434 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mendocino go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or veal.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
red wines from the region of Mendocino go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef luc lake, osso bucco milanese or rabbit with onions and mustard.
On the nose in the region of Mendocino often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Mendocino is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
