Mira Winery Jimmy D's Red Blend 2014
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Blend: 50% Syrah, 35% Petit Verdot, 15% Cabernet Franc
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This is made from half Syrah and smaller parts Petit Verdot (35%) and Cabernet Franc (15%). Barnyard rusticity overwhelms at first before allowing other savory elements to speak. Leather, mushroom and cigar ride atop black currant and plum as generous tannins struggle successfully to soften by the finish.
Mira Winery produces a limited amount of single vineyard wines from well known Napa Valley AVA Districs Stags Leap, Los Carneros and Rutherford. With over 20 years of wine making experience, Winemaker Gustavo Gonzalez is a craftsman whose critically acclaimed wines are of exceptional character and complexity, delighting the palates of wine drinkers today and for years to come. Our well established and long term relationships with some of the most elite and olders growers in Napa Valley allows us to manage the process from bud to bottle, vinifying the grapes to maintain the characterisitics of these exceptional geographies and produce a portfolio a uniquely luxurious wines.
Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.