Avenel Cellars

Napa Valley Red Blend

8.842 ratings
8.82 pro ratings
Napa Valley, California, USA
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Byron C Mayes

Dark Garnet purple. Inviting nose of red plum, red apple, and blackberry. Medium full palate of juicy blackberry, red apple peel, plum, and other dark fruits with a hint of marzipan mid palate. Juicy, medium plus acidity and dusty, medium minus tannins make this a nice California red for summer get-togethers and midweek meals. Drink now through 2024.

Dark Garnet purple. Inviting nose of red plum, red apple, and blackberry. Medium full palate of juicy blackberry, red apple peel, plum, and other dark fruits with a hint of marzipan mid palate. Juicy, medium plus acidity and dusty, medium minus tannins make this a nice California red for summer get-togethers and midweek meals. Drink now through 2024.

May 6th, 2022
Scott E

Scott had this 10 years ago

Scott had this 10 years ago

1 person found it helpfulMar 11th, 2014
Lynn Derbyshire

Very smooth, dry, great with steak and pretty good with salmon. Rich mouth feel. At home with Chas & Mom, 11.5.17. $25 at Total Wine.

Very smooth, dry, great with steak and pretty good with salmon. Rich mouth feel. At home with Chas & Mom, 11.5.17. $25 at Total Wine.

Nov 5th, 2017
Eric Adams

$18. Good value for my non - wine drinking friends. And for pizza. It's a good red wine for pizza.

$18. Good value for my non - wine drinking friends. And for pizza. It's a good red wine for pizza.

Sep 16th, 2017
Nick Boone

Hunting for great wines <$20 , great value from Napa.
Bright red fruit on nose. Darker fruit on the palate. Balanced tannin. Great food wine.

Hunting for great wines <$20 , great value from Napa.
Bright red fruit on nose. Darker fruit on the palate. Balanced tannin. Great food wine.

Dec 3rd, 2016
Jeffery Heavner

Drinks well with alot of astringent up front. This wine would get better; I think with time .

Drinks well with alot of astringent up front. This wine would get better; I think with time .

Feb 27th, 2016
Michele Toscano

Vintage 2012 - not bad for an every day drinking wine

Vintage 2012 - not bad for an every day drinking wine

Oct 28th, 2015
Christopher Caldwell

Will buy again!

Will buy again!

Jun 29th, 2015
Andrew Kornylak

very nice cab

very nice cab

Mar 23rd, 2015
Brooke Schiavone

Standard CALI cab w great value.

Standard CALI cab w great value.

Nov 27th, 2014