2021, Mission, Estate, Sonoma Valley, Scribe Winery
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At a glance
- Grape
- Mission 100%
- Region
- Sonoma Valley, USA
- Alcohol
- 11.50%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- High
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Poultry & Pork, Risotto, Cheese
Why this wine
Mission is the grape Spanish missionaries brought to California in the eighteenth century, essentially abandoned since. Scribe revived it. Pale, light and faintly wild at 11.3% alcohol. A historical curiosity you can actually drink.
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Description
How it tastes
Rosehip, rhubarb and delicate mint with bright, spicy black fruit over a textured palate. Small lots fermented separately with 50% whole clusters.
The producer
Mission is the grape Spanish missionaries brought to California and almost nobody grows now. Scribe planted it on a southwest-facing slope of Arrowhead Mountain in the Mayacamas. The winery was founded in 2007 on a property that helped pioneer pre-Prohibition Sonoma.
Food and drinking
Good with poultry & pork, risotto and cheese. Ready now, and will hold for a few years yet. Serve at 14–16°C.