The Cleaver Red Blend

Tasting notes & discussion 14

Typically $20/bottle from Renwood Ranch Winery
Vintage 2017 from Amador County
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About Renwood Ranch
Located in the the hills of Amador County, Renwood Ranch shows off their specialty Zinfandel and its various blends as one of the most respected producers in the Sierra Foothills. “Our goal is to create world-class wines that are approachable, delicious and appealing to the senses while representing the soils in which they grew. We strive to create wines that can’t help but fall in love with. That is our highest priority!”

Have a Butcher’s At This

TASTING NOTES:
“Dense. Rich. Intense. The palate of this full-bodied wine is tightly wound with balanced acidity. The meat of the matter is The Cleaver’s palate: a brilliant mixture of freshly-picked plum and blackberry fruit flavors, as well as a hint of dark Baker’s chocolate. This Zinfandel has a smooth, juicy mouthfeel that makes it very food-friendly. The tannins are silky with a delicate nuance expressed from French oak barrel aging.” (AbV 14.5%, 74% Zinfandel 11% Petite Sirah 15% Syrah)

BARRELS:
16 months in French oak, 30% new.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Have you ever heard the phrase to “have a butcher’s?” Probably not. Or maybe you have. Depends on your exposure to British and Australian slang, or whether you’ve played the Sniper in Team Fortress 2 long enough to hear him say it.

To “have a butcher’s” means to have a look at something. Why does it mean that? Because “butcher’s hook” rhymes with look. And that’s all. Cockney rhyming slang is certainly a thing.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
Aged cheeses, spice rubs, and meats like pork, lamb, or turkey.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
An apple.

Not the stairs, though, which apples is slang for. Because apples and pears rhymes with stairs.

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