Winery Monte Rio Cellars - Skull Red Blend

Winery Monte Rio CellarsSkull Red Blend

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Skull Red Blend of Winery Monte Rio Cellars is a red wine from the region 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 Skull Red Blend from the Winery Monte Rio Cellars

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Skull Red Blend of Winery Monte Rio Cellars 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 Skull Red Blend of Winery Monte Rio Cellars in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Monte Rio Cellars's Skull Red Blend.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Skull Red Blend - 2019
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Skull Red Blend - 0
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Skull Red Blend from Winery Monte Rio Cellars are 2019, 0

Informations about the Winery Monte Rio Cellars

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Californie

The Winery Monte Rio Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 45000 of of United States wines
In the top 20000 of of California wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

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.

The word of the wine: Left bank

In Bordeaux, refers to the vineyards located on the left bank of the Gironde, where the dominant grape variety is Cabernet Sauvignon. These are the Medoc, Haut-Médoc, Pessac-Leognan, Graves, etc. appellations.

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