Winery BirichinoOld Vines-Vignes Centenaires Mourvedre
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef
The Old Vines-Vignes Centenaires Mourvedre of the Winery Birichino is in the top 10 of wines of Contra Costa County.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Old Vines-Vignes Centenaires Mourvedre of Winery Birichino in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, plum or leather and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, pepper or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Old Vines-Vignes Centenaires Mourvedre
Pairings that work perfectly with Old Vines-Vignes Centenaires Mourvedre
Original food and wine pairings with Old Vines-Vignes Centenaires Mourvedre
The Old Vines-Vignes Centenaires Mourvedre of Winery Birichino matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of venison leg in casserole.
Details and technical informations about Winery Birichino's Old Vines-Vignes Centenaires Mourvedre.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Old Vines-Vignes Centenaires Mourvedre from Winery Birichino are 2017, 2015, 2016
Informations about the Winery Birichino
The Winery Birichino is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Contra Costa County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Contra Costa County
The wine region of Contra Costa County is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Turley or the Domaine Turley produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Contra Costa County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Contra Costa County often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, sweet tobacco or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or fennel.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
The word of the wine: Bitter
Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.
