Winery RJRReserve Special Cuvée

Red wine of Lodi of California of United States

3.8

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Reserve Special Cuvée of Winery RJR is a red wine from the region of Lodi 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 beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Reserve Special Cuvée from the Winery RJR

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Reserve Special Cuvée of Winery RJR 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 Reserve Special Cuvée of Winery RJR 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 Reserve Special Cuvée

Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Special Cuvée

Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Special Cuvée

Pasta

The Reserve Special Cuvée of Winery RJR matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of chili con carne, pasta carbonara almost like the real thing or lamb in a crown with spring vegetables.

Details and technical informations about Winery RJR's Reserve Special Cuvée.

Winery

Winery RJR

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Muscat bleu

An interspecific cross between 15-6 Garnier (villard noir or 18315 Seyve-Villard x Müller-Thurgau) and perle noire or 20347 Seyve-Villard (panse de Provence x 12358 Seyve-Villard), obtained in Switzerland in the 1930s by a nurseryman named Garnier. Muscat Bleu can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. It is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A2.

Last vintages of this wine

Reserve Special Cuvée - 2011

In the top 100 of of Lodi wines

Average rating: 3.6

Reserve Special Cuvée - 2010

In the top 100 of of Lodi wines

Average rating: 3.8

The best vintages of Reserve Special Cuvée from Winery RJR are 2010, 2011

Informations about the Winery RJR

The winery offers 4 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 Lodi in the region of California

The Winery RJR is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Lodi to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 15000 of of United States wines

In the top 10000 of of Lodi wines

In the top 50000 of red wines

In the top 75000 wines of the world

The wine region of Lodi

The wine region of Lodi is located in the region of Central Valley of Central Valley of United States. We currently count 739 estates and châteaux in the of Lodi, producing 1731 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lodi go well with generally quite well with dishes .

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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