Winery McCay CellarsGrenache
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grenache of Winery McCay Cellars in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Grenache
Pairings that work perfectly with Grenache
Original food and wine pairings with Grenache
The Grenache of Winery McCay Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi or cordon bleu all house.
Details and technical informations about Winery McCay Cellars's Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Malvasia di Sardegna
Structured and oxidative whites with fine ageing potential, amber in colour, an ample palate with fresh acidity, and signature aromas of roasted almonds, dried fruits (walnut, fig), candied citrus and rancio notes. Also as sweet passito liquoreux. Star of the Malvasia di Bosa DOC, expressing itself in complex sweet island wines and Sardinian passito. Malvasia variety grown in Sardinia, notably in Bosa and Cagliari.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grenache from Winery McCay Cellars are 2012, 0, 2013, 2014
Informations about the Winery McCay Cellars
The Winery McCay Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Lodi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lodi
Self-proclaimed world capital of Zinfandel (>40% of premium Californian production): old-vine red king (plantings from 1888) — opulent and jammy with notes of blackberry, plum, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and a tobacco touch, coated tannins. Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo, Albariño, Barbera and Primitivo in the palette (>100 grapes). Viognier and Chardonnay in whites. Central Californian AVA (1986) east of the bay, Mediterranean climate tempered by the delta.
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: Fermentation
The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.
