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Wines The Paring Red Blend 2018
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The Paring Red Blend 2018

$30.00

Made up of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot respectively, this red blend is a cohesive representation of the sandy soils and cooler climates found in the vineyard sites The Paring works with throughout California. The wine is aged for 22 months in French oak, of which 55% is new. 

Ratings

The 2018 Red Wine checks in as 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot. It’s a medium to full-bodied, ripe, rounded, nicely concentrated blend with lots of ripe currant and blackberry fruits as well as an herbal kick in its tobacco, earth, and ripe herb aromas and flavors. It’s ideal for drinking over the coming 5-7 years or more.

- 90 points, August, 2021, Jeb Dunnuck

Tasting Notes

  • black and red fruit, plums

  • green herbs

  • grilled bread

  • some espresso, tobacco

  • bright acidity

Food Pairing

  • red and white meats

  • grilled vegetables

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Made up of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot respectively, this red blend is a cohesive representation of the sandy soils and cooler climates found in the vineyard sites The Paring works with throughout California. The wine is aged for 22 months in French oak, of which 55% is new. 

Ratings

The 2018 Red Wine checks in as 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot. It’s a medium to full-bodied, ripe, rounded, nicely concentrated blend with lots of ripe currant and blackberry fruits as well as an herbal kick in its tobacco, earth, and ripe herb aromas and flavors. It’s ideal for drinking over the coming 5-7 years or more.

- 90 points, August, 2021, Jeb Dunnuck

Tasting Notes

  • black and red fruit, plums

  • green herbs

  • grilled bread

  • some espresso, tobacco

  • bright acidity

Food Pairing

  • red and white meats

  • grilled vegetables

Made up of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot respectively, this red blend is a cohesive representation of the sandy soils and cooler climates found in the vineyard sites The Paring works with throughout California. The wine is aged for 22 months in French oak, of which 55% is new. 

Ratings

The 2018 Red Wine checks in as 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot. It’s a medium to full-bodied, ripe, rounded, nicely concentrated blend with lots of ripe currant and blackberry fruits as well as an herbal kick in its tobacco, earth, and ripe herb aromas and flavors. It’s ideal for drinking over the coming 5-7 years or more.

- 90 points, August, 2021, Jeb Dunnuck

Tasting Notes

  • black and red fruit, plums

  • green herbs

  • grilled bread

  • some espresso, tobacco

  • bright acidity

Food Pairing

  • red and white meats

  • grilled vegetables

VARIETAL COMPOSITION Syrah

REGION California

COUNTRY United States

APPELLATION(S) Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley

PROPRIETORS Stan Kroenke

FOUNDED 1996

WINEMAKER Matt Dees

Made from the vineyard blocks that are either too young or don't fit into the vintage style of the highly acclaimed Jonata and The Hilt wines—The Paring is essentially a "chip off the old block." The grapes are sourced primarily from three Santa Barbara regions on the vanguard: Ballard Canyon, Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley.

Armed with a degree in Soil Science from the University of Vermont and vintages at Staglin in Napa, California and Craggy Range in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, Matt has an intrinsic feel for wine, from dirt to glass. Curious and experimental by nature, Matt’s approach to winemaking is grounded in the vineyard first and foremost: attuned to the vines, the weather, the soil, Matt seems almost to be a part of the vineyard itself. 

Matt comes to wine with an untethered philosophy, a mindset embodied in The Paring. At the core of these wines one finds a wide-ranging exploration of style, vineyards and blending. When he's not working with The Paring, Matt can be found making the wines for its big sister wineries - Jonata and The Hilt.

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