Winery DrewThe Ornbaun Red Blend
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the The Ornbaun Red Blend from the Winery Drew
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the The Ornbaun Red Blend of Winery Drew in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Ornbaun Red Blend of Winery Drew in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with The Ornbaun Red Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with The Ornbaun Red Blend
Original food and wine pairings with The Ornbaun Red Blend
The The Ornbaun Red Blend of Winery Drew matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, fish with tamarind or original mafé with okra.
Details and technical informations about Winery Drew's The Ornbaun Red Blend.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
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).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Ornbaun Red Blend from Winery Drew are 2012, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Drew
The Winery Drew is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Mendocino Ridge to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mendocino Ridge
Only non-contiguous AVA in the United States (1997) on the Mendocino coast: vineyards above 1,200 ft, nicknamed "Islands in the Sky" emerging from coastal fog. Old-vine Zinfandel signature variety, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Riesling and Chardonnay complement. Poor, well-drained sandy and schist soils, stressed vines producing small thick-skinned berries with concentrated aromas. Cool maritime Region I-II Winkler climate, vibrant and structured wines.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Trader-breeder
In the major wine regions, the négociant does not simply buy and resell the wines but, from very young wines, carries out all the maturing operations until bottling.
