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Calavera Wines Dalton Vineyard Grenache (Calaveras County)
Calaveras County · Sierra Foothills · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Grenache
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Calaveras County · Sierra Foothills
- Appellation
- Calaveras County
- Body
- light
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carnes assadas · ensopados · queijos suaves
Rated vintages
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201389 pts
Not your usual dark and superripe California wine, this is light in color with a brick-brown edge. It smells lightly spicy, almost like salt and pepper, and tastes dry, beefy and also a bit like raspberries and black tea. It's a great change of pace and very interesting to taste.
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201192 pts
An intoxicatingly sensual Grenache, velvety and light in cherry and strawberry fruit, smooth earth, a streak of anise and deep swirls of chocolate and caramel on the finish. The Dalton Vineyard in Calaveras County has been one to watch for in Syrah and Zinfandel; it can now add…