Colour: Red, Vintage: 2016, Producer: Ironstone, Country: USA,Region: California, Alcohol: 13.5%, Grape Variety: Merlot

Tasting notes: Rich, soft fruit aromas with flavours of rich and ripe black cherries and black plums, with notes of vanilla and toast.

Producer: Ironstone

The story of Ironstone Vineyards started in the hands of John Kautz, a young row crop farmer from Lodi who saw the future in growing wine grapes in Lodi. With 12 acres in 1948, John quickly built an excellent reputation as a premium wine grape supplier, amassing over 5,000 acres of grapes in Lodi and the Sierra Foothills and eventually becoming the "2012 Grower of the Year," by the California Association of Winegrape Growers.

Food match: Beef, Lamb, Veal