Skip to main content

Parejas Cellars Tres Rojas De Mesa 2008 - Review

photo

A Red Table Wine from the Yakima Valley AVA by Mark Wysling.

 The freshness and generous berry flavors of this wine reminded me of Thanksgiving. Add this one to your list and contact Mark today for availability. Contact information below.

Tasting Notes

 Color: Plum red, clear to pink rim.
Nose: Boysenberry, mixed berry, Logan berry, soft smoke, leather, cola.
Palate: Bright, red fruit, juicy, medium body, generous fresh berry, chocolate-cola finish. Yum!

Thoughts: For me this is a food wine. I paired it with a sandwich of a french bread roll, mayo, mustard, avocado, sliced onion, provolone cheese, roast beef and a little olive oil. Tasty pairing. This wine was a good match to the oil and meat. The next day it was as bright as on day one, after 32 hours it was a touch smoother and still very tasty. Serve with food and enjoy. Drink now and over the next five years. Recommended.


Blend: 42% Monastrell, 37% Tempranillo, 21% Garnacha
Closure: Nomacorc
ABV:13.9%
SRP: $19
Sample provided by the winery
Order direct from the winery.

* Please contact Mark directly at 509-910-9844 or email him mark@parejascellars.com for ordering or inquiries. His wines are produced in limited quantities and distributed through select markets in Seattle, Washington. Don't miss out on this delightful wine.

Parejas Cellars
110 Grandridge
Grandview, WA 98930
www.parejascellars.com

Parejas Cellars is a boutique winery in the Yakima Valley that produces high quality, great value wines all from locally grown vineyards. Parejas Cellars focuses on the Spanish varietals of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Monastrell, Albarino, Verdejo,and Garnacha Blanco. The “Wysling” label allows them to make incredibly delicious blends outside of the Spanish focus. Keep tabs on this winery, they are doing interesting things.

Cheers!
Labels:

Popular posts from this blog

Spirit Review: Ole Smokey Tennessee Moonshine White Lightnin' @OleSmoky

Today I have crossed the line from wine to spirits. At 100 proof the Ole Smokey Tennessee Moonshine is definitely turning up the volume (ABV 50%). "Moonshine, white lightning, mountain dew, hooch, and Tennessee white whiskey are terms used to describe high-proof distilled spirits, generally produced illicitly...The word "moonshine" is believed to derive from the term "moonrakers" used for early English smugglers and the clandestine (i.e., by the light of the moon) nature of the operations of illegal Appalachian distillers who produced and distributed whiskey." Source Wikipedia My family is no stranger to Moonshine.  That is, my great-grandfather and grandfather were not strangers. Evidently the family occasionally produced their own spirits on their Oregon ranch. My grandfather told me about his younger brother getting into his dads stash with predictable results. Grandmother also told me stories about midnight runs and secretive deliveries d...
Read more

Review: Sho Chiku Bai, Unfiltered Sake

Last month in Seattle, I purchased a bottle of Nigori sake at Uwajimaya. Uwajimaya is one of the largest Asian grocery retailers in the Pacific Northwest. I’ve been visiting Uwajimaya for almost 40 years. When I was much younger, I’d buy model ship and plane kits, Japanese comic books (manga) and I never left without at least one steaming Humbow in hand. Today I buy the manga for my son; while I still enjoy the tasty steamed Humbows, now I never leave without at least one bottle of Sake in hand. Uwajimaya has a terrific selection of imported sake. This most recent visit, I left with a bottle of Sho Chiku Bai Nigori sake. Nigori sake is generally the sweetest of all sakes, with a fruity nose and a mild flavor, making a great drink to complement spicy foods or as a dessert wine. Typical sake is usually filtered to remove grain solids left behind after the fermentation process; however Nigori sake remains unfiltered, resulting in a cloudier beverage. Before serving, the bottle ...
Read more

Col Solare Cabernet Sauvignon. The style has changed.

“There is something special going on at Col Solare." In mid-June 2022, I began working for Col Solare winery on the Red Mountain AVA in Washington state. The Red Mountain AVA and Col Solare are famous for stunning Cabernet Sauvignon. That I knew going in.  We are not here to make more wine... We are here to showcase place. At the end of June 2022, Col Solare winemaker Darel Allwine retired. Darel had been winemaker since 2013. Prior, he had been Col Solare assistant winemaker for Marcus Notaro. Marcus had been Col Solare winemaker when the Red Mountain facility opened and was winemaker before we had our Red Mountain facility.  On July 1, 2022, Col Solare assistant winemaker, Stephanie Cohen, was promoted to Col Solare winemaker. I was present for this change. It was the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one. Col Solare is the third winery I have worked for. I chose well.  Often, I am asked by Col Solare guests, as I was last week, “Tell me about Col Solare. Wh...
Read more