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Josephine + Mariposa
Sierra Foothills · Sierra Foothills · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Grenache Noir · Mourvèdre
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Sierra Foothills · Sierra Foothills
- Appellation
- Sierra Foothills
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
grilled lamb · aged cheeses · roast meat dishes
Rated vintages
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201291 pts
The name comes from the Josephine/Mariposa Complex soils, gravelly loam vineyard underlain with crumbly yellow slate. This is a finely tuned blend of 72% Grenache Noir and 28% Mourvèdre. The aromas are heady in rhubarb compote and wild raspberry with a candied, perfumed characte…