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Crux Winery

Crux Winery
2018 GSM Red Blend, Russian River Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: GSM Blend Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.7%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$47

Crux Winery
2018 GSM Red Blend, Russian River Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: GSM Blend Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.7%
Dark garnet color. Medicinal aromas and flavors of medicinal herbs, blueberries with cocoa, aloe lotion, and pine sap with a satiny, bright, dryish medium-to-full body and a polished, interesting, medium-long finish that shows touches of marinated beets, dried eucalyptus, and spiced nuts with chewy, crunchy tannins and moderate oak flavor. A very interesting herbal GSM with great table appeal; serve with spicy Mediterranean dishes.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, New World, Oaky, Savory & Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: medicinal herbs, blueberries with cocoa, aloe lotion, and pine sap
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with touches of marinated beets, dried eucalyptus, and spiced nuts
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now Enjoy with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A very interesting herbal GSM with great table appeal; serve with spicy Mediterranean dishes.

The Producer

Crux Winery

The Producer
18850 Hassett Lane, Bldg C
Geyserville, CA 95441
USA
1 707-837-8061

GSM Blend Red

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
A GSM Red Blend is composed of the grapes Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre (hence the G, S, and M) that define the style of Cotes du Rhone wine. This blend typically exhibits ripe, bright fruit and an herbaciousness that showcases the varietals, and is one of the top wine blends of the world.