Winery McNeil & SonsGrape Tamer

Red wine of Paso Robles of California of United States

3.7

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Grape Tamer of Winery McNeil & Sons is a red wine from the region of Paso Robles 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 Grape Tamer from the Winery McNeil & Sons

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Grape Tamer of Winery McNeil & Sons in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Grape Tamer

Pairings that work perfectly with Grape Tamer

Original food and wine pairings with Grape Tamer

Lamb

The Grape Tamer of Winery McNeil & Sons matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or blanquette of veal in pickle sauce.

Details and technical informations about Winery McNeil & Sons's Grape Tamer.

Winery

Winery McNeil & Sons

Grape varieties

Zinfandel

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14.5°

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

Grape Tamer - 2013

In the top 100 of of Paso Robles wines

Average rating: 3.8

The best vintages of Grape Tamer from Winery McNeil & Sons are 2013

Informations about the Winery McNeil & Sons

The winery offers 8 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Paso Robles in the region of California

The Winery McNeil & Sons is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Paso Robles to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 70000 of of United States wines

In the top 15000 of of Paso Robles wines

In the top 300000 of red wines

In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Paso Robles

The wine region of Paso Robles is located in the region of San Luis Obispo County of California of United States. We currently count 940 estates and châteaux in the of Paso Robles, producing 3510 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Paso Robles 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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