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McGregor Black Russian Red (Finger Lakes)
Finger Lakes · Finger Lakes · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Sereksiya Charni, Saperavi
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Finger Lakes · Finger Lakes
- Appellation
- Finger Lakes
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carne de caça · carnes vermelhas grelhadas · queijos curados · cogumelos assados
Rated vintages
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201290 pts
This robust concentrated red is made from an unusual field blend of Sereksiya Charni and Saperavi, two grape varieties more known in Eastern Europe than the United States. It's lush in black-cherry flavor, accented with chocolate, black pepper, vanilla and spice, but also densel…
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201087 pts
Whiffs of ripe black cherries, vanilla and spice, along with delicate hints of soil and barnyard, mark this unusual blend of Saperavi and Sereksiya grapes. Tart black-fruit flavors accented with swathes of fresh herbs are a bit lean on the palate, but the acidity is gentle. It's…
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200584 pts
How's this for exotic: this red blend is made from the vinifera grapes Saperavi (from the former Soviet Georgia) and Sereksiya Charni (generally from Moldova). On the nose, the wine displays clove, tart berry, raspberry and black pepper, and on the palate, like flavors and solid…