YOUR RESULTS for "Food Pairing: Mexican"

Very aromatic, offering rosewater and stone fruits. The perfume continues on the palate with floral and orchard notes followed by a pleasant bitterness. Jasmine and rose combine with grapefruit (complete with its pith), peach and apricot. The mouthfeel is round and the acidity is fresh.

This wine starts with aromas of passionfruit, citrus and gooseberry.  It  is medium plus in body with melon, gooseberry, star fruit, under-ripe pineapple, and grapefruit flavors. This is somewhat broad in mouthfeel. 

This wine boarders on some tropical aromas of passionfruit and pineapple with some herbal and floral notes. The surprisingly rich palate is concentrated with peach, apricot, and papaya with the impression being almost sweet but it is just ripe fruited with lower acidity.

Delicate stone fruit, glazed green pears, apple candy, white blossom, peach followed by strong minerality to provide a delightfully balanced mouthfeel. 

Fruity, floral aromas and flavors of poached peaches, spiced apples, and flowers with a supple, tangy, medium body and a polished engaging, long finish with shades of golden kiwi citrus salad and honeyed green apples with no oak flavor.

Aromas of licorice and leather mix with wild berries, spice, and forest floor to introduce this wine. The palate is ripe with dark plum and black cherry flavors alongside crushed rocks and chocolate. It is medium plus in body with medium acidity and velvety tannins.

Aromas of stewed berries and touches of smoke and mineral lead to more ripe berries on the palate including plums, cherries and dried strawberries. This is medium-plus in body with ripe/integrated tannins and a lingering minerality on the finish.

Aromas are predominantly red fruited–cherry, raspberry, plum and spice box. There’s some fresh fig as well as spiced sweet cherry. This is a seamlessly textured wine with fine tannins. It’s medium-plus in weight with raspberry and raspberry coulis along with bramble; juicy acidity keeps it balanced.

Aromas of macerated black fruits are spiced with coffee and white pepper notes. This is just over medium weight with black raspberry, black cherry, plum and blackberry fruit mixed with forest floor notes such as savory herbs (oregano), earth, roots and bark. This is ripe and easy drinking with supple tannins and juicy acidity.

This wine is very well done but not big in style with plum, black cherry and red currant. The texture is clean, medium bodied and integrated. The finish delivers a pleasant amount of smoke.

Notes of plum, raspberry, strawberry and some earth. The palate is integrated with medium structure and crisp acidity that finishes fresh and clean.

Aromas of fresh and smoky blackberries and plums. On the palate, this is medium weight or slightly less in body, with flavors of black currants, blackberry seeds, cherries, earth and smoke. It is medium in acid with fine tannins. This red is silky and fresh… the ultimate picnic wine! Note: This is a liter bottle.

Aromas of red and black cherry, spice and cocoa. On the palate notes of blackberries, black pepper, cherry and plums are supported by the fine tannins. This medium-plus body wine is elegant with a silky texture. 

Aromas of stewed and fresh blackberries, red and purple flowers, vanilla, black pepper and minerality greet you on the nose. This is medium to fuller bodied with fresh blackberry, black cap raspberry, bittersweet chocolate, tobacco and graphite. Lifting acidity and integrated acidity make this a wonderful food wine.

This wine is ruby red with purple highlights. Fresh and fruity, it is a perfect sipper and refreshing even in warmer weather (try it with a slight chill!). The nose shows red berry, blue fruit, and spice, while the palate is medium bodied with food-friendly acidity.

Ripe red fruits, mulling spices, and underbrush open on the nose. This medium-bodied wine is complex with round tannins and integrated acidity. Black cherry, black caps, and herbed raspberry jam segue into light notes of underbrush and bramble on the finish.

Rich scents of violets, rose petals, black and red cherries, and so much blueberry! Additional aromas of licorice, black pepper and minerality lead to flavors of  plums, balanced by structuring, fresh acidity and minerality.  It is medium body with a medium finish. The palate is fresh, and has savory dried herbs with some soil notes. The tannins are soft, with round and silky texture that is thoroughly ripe but not heavy and very juicy.

Aromas are big, smoky, and spicy with blackberry, dark chocolate, and a hint of licorice. The palate has a nice lift and acidity, with flavors that match the aromas, including the pepper and blackberry. Medium plus in body with a persistent finish. The wine spends a year in American and French oak, with a further four months in bottle.

Dark stewed fruit of  blackberry and black currant introduce the wine. Fresh, ripe, and lightly smoky black fruits are balanced with a nice backbone of medium-plus acidity and touches of earth. Raspberry and plum notes emerge with time. This is medium bodied and lifted, making it a flavorful summer red.

From the producer: Nose: Maraschino Cherry, Vanilla Extract, Clove, Tart Red Plum Palate: Pomegranate Juice, Underripe Strawberry, Freshly Milled Wood, Straw Mushroom

Classic Pinot Noir characteristics are present in this midweight red. Red and black cherry, plum, earth, truffle and tea combine on the palate to give just-right balance of fruit and umami flavors. Since the wine is in screw cap, it will continue to evolve after being open for 30 minutes, becoming a little richer and more concentrated. The acidity and tannins are well-wrapped into this wine, making it a pleasure to drink alone or with many foods.

Smoky black fruit aromas lead to a well-balanced set of deliciously savory and fruity flavors. Blackberries and cooked plums join spice box and black pepper on a bigger frame with supple tannins and a persistent finish.

This is a go-to wine for Mediterranean food with aromas of black and green olives, red raspberry and blackcaps, garrigue and charcoal. The aromas and flavors are complex and support black pepper, licorice, roses and red plums. The palate is structured but medium bodied and has medium plus acidity with integrated tannins.

This wine is composed of equal parts sweet, ripe berries and stony minerality. There is a light earthiness, integrated tannins, refreshing acidity and very good density. It's perfectly balanced! Fruit of blueberries, blackberries, plums and black raspberries mix with some forest bramble. This is indicative of the Northern Rhone (winery in Cornas), but it's composed of Gamay.

The wine shows a deep purple color and features aromatics of mixed crushed red and black fruits, sweet spice, and cedar. In the mouth, it is fuller-bodied with fantastic dark fruits, excellent mid-palate depth and ripe tannins.

Black cherry, blueberry, blackberry and plum with layers of toast, chocolate, and baking spice notes can be found on the nose. The aromas translate into similar flavors with additional hints of cocoa,savory soil and wood and spice. The palate is medium bodied with lifting acidity and soft, but present, tannins. 

Complex and interesting aromas of plums, cooked currant and berries, black cherry and toasty wood. Thorough-going but soft tannins support lively, spicy dark fruits. All the components of this wine are well integrated and harmonious. It is easy to drink, just a bit over medium in body with a long finish.

Aromas include dark cherries and stewed red pepper supported by touches of sandalwood and smoke. The palate is savory with gorgeous, velvety tannins under layers or red and black cherry, black raspberry and plum. Touches of smoke and pepper linger on the longer finish.

Mathieu Lapierre says this is the wine you drink in the shower; it’s that smooth and easy going. Red and black fruits are intertwined with minerality, crushed stones and herbs. Touches of blood orange keep the edge fresh. This juicy wine is ripe, crisp and joyful.

Vibrant aromas of black cherry and caramel introduce this wine. The palate is medium weight with forthright, fresh red fruits (raspberries, plums), along with touches of stone, spice and licorice and a texture that is integrated and supple. This delicious wine is sustainably-farmed and fermented and aged in concrete vats.

Dark berries, some cooked and some fresh, join with dried herbs on the nose. This wine is medium plus-bodied with black fruits, toast, mineral, leather, violets, olives and a dab of smoke. It is overall a clean and modern style with medium tannins and acidity.

Aromas of dark and red cherry with a touch of smoke, additional charming aromas of macerated black and red currants. The flavors echo the aromas with more chocolate and a touch of bark. The palate has nice round texture with soft but working tannins. The acidity is integrated with a velvety and polished finish.

Attractive red jam fruits are still dry in this Zinfandel-based wine which has nice purity and finesse, as well as velvety tannins. It has medium acidity or even more, giving it good balance. There's plenty of flavor here, including a little brambly note.

"Plump blackberry, blueberry and maraschino cherry flavors are ripe, smooth and juicy, with plenty of dark chocolate, spice and toasted coconut accents that linger effortlessly on the velvety body. Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Drink now through 2027." - Wine Spectator (March 2018)

This aromatic, aged wine offers delicious and complex aromas of ripe black cap raspberries, plums, cassis, dark chocolate, espresso, woodsiness and earth. The palate gives some tertiary flavors of balsamic, fall fruit compote, prunes, espresso, black pepper, tobacco, forest floor, black trumpets, worn leather, and pastry crust; dusty tannins provide structure.

Aromas of black cherry and cracked black pepper interlace with notes of old barrel and earth. The palate delivers raspberry, cherry, red plum and lingonberry with black pepper and cinnamon. This is medium-weight, juicy, bright and balanced with medium tannins. Pure and typical of the varietal, the wine continues with raspberry and some earth on the finish.

Aromas of red cherry and crushed rocks lead to a medium weight red with sweet fruit of raspberries, plums and red cherries. This is very clean in style with a slight chalkiness, fine tannins and good density. There is no oakiness or spice to detract from the purity, allowing this wine to be all the more quaffable.

Classic Pinot Noir nose—rose, cherry, red currant, plum, raspberry and dusty earth—lead to a juicy palate with moderate acidity and good ripeness. Raspberries and their seeds join touches of herb, a lightly fleshy texture, and a long finish. Approachable with or without food, well balanced and with excellent typicity.

Aromas of cherry, strawberry, raspberry, and light earth unfold from the glass. On the palate, fruit flavors of cherry, raspberry and red plum mingle with a light herbal note. The wine is medium-bodied, nicely ripe and slightly rounded, yet clean, pure and fresh. It’s particularly refreshing for summer sipping!

From the producer: Blackberry, bacon, graphite, blueberry, rose. With the 2021 vintage, I have reverted to the intrinsic character of my first Côtes du Rhône from 1997 to 2000. This intense, energetic Syrah with its crimson hue is fresh with ‘espressivo cantabile’ aromas of red berry fruits and a rounded palate.

The nose offers pretty red fruits of cherry and raspberry, along with hints of truffle. This pale-colored Pinot Noir is light to medium weight, yet completely on point with its grape varietal and terroir. Red fruits of strawberry and raspberry join with spicy cinnamon notes in this clean, crisp, food-friendly red.

Medium aromas of black pepper, spicy roasted bell pepper and black fruit. This wine becomes more spicy with air and delivers plum and blackberry with oaky, toasty and cedar wood flavors. This is a classic example of the grape varietal and is also vegan. 

Aromas reminiscent of the Old World with a fresh spin; think tart red fruit, minerality, forest floor, wood spice and a savory character. On the palate it has more New World flavors: blackberry, vanilla, baking spice, and bittersweet cocoa. It is complex, supple, and tasty.

Very aromatic with red fruit, including red currants and other berries along with hints of high-quality maraschino cherries, light forest floor. The palate is similar with more ripe raspberry, beautiful minerality and moderate acidity. The texture is ripe and soft with medium plus acidity and a longer finish.

Aromas of red and black currants, smoke and black pepper are classic for this variety.  This is medium in weight with blackberries, plums, espresso and lingering wood smoke. The fine tannins, integrated acidity and forward fruit make this an accessible wine.

90 Points Wine Spectator: Well-built and elegantly focused, with expressive raspberry, sweet anise and black tea flavors that take on richness toward polished tannins. Drink now through 2026.

Medium aromatic with notes of red raspberry, black cherry, pepper and tobacco. The palate is medium-weight with red raspberry, tart black currants, rosemary and lightly savory notes. This is very quaffable and not as big as some of its Spanish counterparts; consider giving it a light chill.

You'll find flavors of pink grapefruit, nectarine, strawberry candy, red pear and rose in this Vinho Verde rosé. It has a refreshing prickle with a whiff of powdered sugar/talc running through it (but don't worry, it's totally dry!)

This is a softly rounded and well-integrated sake that is fruit forward. In addition to the lemon custard, black pepper and papaya described by the sake brewery, you'll also find flavors of green tropical fruit, lime, white miso, jerk, kombu, tofu skin and salinity. 

A champagne method style cider with  a moderate bouquet of blueberry and blackcurrant and blackcap notes, yellow soft baked apple and some lime zest. The palate is semi-dry and crisp with soft tannin structure there is some ripe peach flavor and cherry pit. There is a distinctive crab apple grip to the finish and is tart and approachable.