Winery MazzoccoMendocino Cuvée

Red wine of Mendocino of California of United States

4.3

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Mendocino Cuvée of Winery Mazzocco is a red wine from the region of Mendocino of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Mendocino Cuvée from the Winery Mazzocco

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Mendocino Cuvée of Winery Mazzocco in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Mendocino Cuvée

Pairings that work perfectly with Mendocino Cuvée

Original food and wine pairings with Mendocino Cuvée

Lamb

The Mendocino Cuvée of Winery Mazzocco matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mazzocco's Mendocino Cuvée.

Winery

Winery Mazzocco

Winemaker

Antoine Favero

Grape varieties

Primitivo

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Mendocino Cuvée - 2011

In the top 100 of of Mendocino wines

Average rating: 4.2

The best vintages of Mendocino Cuvée from Winery Mazzocco are 2011

Informations about the Winery Mazzocco

The winery offers 74 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Mendocino in the region of California

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The Winery Mazzocco is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 71 wines for sale in the of Mendocino to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 35000 of of United States wines

In the top 5500 of of Mendocino wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Mendocino

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.

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.

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