The Winery Mesa del Sol of Arroyo Seco of California

Winery Mesa del Sol - Prima Rosso
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of California.
It is located in Arroyo Seco in the region of California
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The Winery Mesa del Sol is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Arroyo Seco to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mesa del Sol wines

Looking for the best Winery Mesa del Sol wines in Arroyo Seco among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Mesa del Sol wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Mesa del Sol wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Mesa del Sol

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mesa del Sol

How Winery Mesa del Sol wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), lamb with vermicelli or veal tagine with carrots and dried apricots.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mesa del Sol

On the nose the red wine of Winery Mesa del Sol. often reveals types of flavors of earth, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Mesa del Sol. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mesa del Sol

  • 2012With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Mesa del Sol.

  • Zinfandel
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Sangiovese

Discovering the wine region of Arroyo Seco

The wine region of Arroyo Seco is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wente or the Domaine Kendall-Jackson produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Arroyo Seco are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Arroyo Seco often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tree fruit or perfume and sometimes also flavors of stone fruit, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Arroyo Seco is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 94 estates and châteaux in the of Arroyo Seco, producing 226 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Arroyo Seco go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mesa del Sol

Planning a wine route in the of Arroyo Seco? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Mesa del Sol.

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

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.

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The word of the wine: Merrain

Oak wood split into planks used to make the barrel.