Winery McCay CellarsLot 13 Vineyard Tempranillo
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, beef or game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Lot 13 Vineyard Tempranillo of Winery McCay Cellars in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Lot 13 Vineyard Tempranillo
Pairings that work perfectly with Lot 13 Vineyard Tempranillo
Original food and wine pairings with Lot 13 Vineyard Tempranillo
The Lot 13 Vineyard Tempranillo of Winery McCay Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), pumpkin parmentier hash or light stuffed tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery McCay Cellars's Lot 13 Vineyard Tempranillo.
Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo
Elegant, structured reds with aromas of strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, blond tobacco and pronounced vanilla from long oak ageing. Ranges from Joven to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Star of Rioja DOCa, Ribera del Duero DO and Toro DO, also shines in the Douro as Tinta Roriz/Aragonez. One of the world's most planted Spanish varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Lot 13 Vineyard Tempranillo from Winery McCay Cellars are 2015, 0
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: Destemming
Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.
