The Cleaver

California Red Blend

8.813 ratings
8.63 pro ratings
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
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Taj Forer

Southern Rhone right here in CA. Buttery, ripe berries, soil, touch of smoke. My kind of red.

Southern Rhone right here in CA. Buttery, ripe berries, soil, touch of smoke. My kind of red.

4 people found it helpfulFeb 21st, 2016
Steven Kukesh

R&D Winemaker at DFV

8.4

Leather barnyard with a meaty finish.

Leather barnyard with a meaty finish.

Oct 3rd, 2016
Jim Reed

Fine Wine Room Manager Harbor View Wines and Liquors

8.6

Really interesting Zin based blend. Jammy and dancing the line of being over the top with the fruit and oak treatment. I can see a place for it though, red meat off the grill and or BBQ style meats

Really interesting Zin based blend. Jammy and dancing the line of being over the top with the fruit and oak treatment. I can see a place for it though, red meat off the grill and or BBQ style meats

Jul 15th, 2015
David Kline

Pricey for a CA appellation, but the reason is less dubious than most producers. This one is not dressing up plonk, but taking the best the Sierra Foothills have to offer, and blending it with equally fine fruit. Jammy, vanilla and chocolate, creamy cappuccino. Hot Fudge! There is honey and caramel too! This is liquid dessert. Caramel Topped mocha with an espresso shot! Plus some butter on your breakfast toast! Decadent, hedonistic, sensual, undulating, suggestive.

Pricey for a CA appellation, but the reason is less dubious than most producers. This one is not dressing up plonk, but taking the best the Sierra Foothills have to offer, and blending it with equally fine fruit. Jammy, vanilla and chocolate, creamy cappuccino. Hot Fudge! There is honey and caramel too! This is liquid dessert. Caramel Topped mocha with an espresso shot! Plus some butter on your breakfast toast! Decadent, hedonistic, sensual, undulating, suggestive.

Apr 30th, 2015
Dennis Turner

Fruity but not for me

Fruity but not for me

May 25th, 2015
Jimmy Mena

Jimmy had this 4 years ago

Jimmy had this 4 years ago

Aug 14th, 2020
Kimberly

Kimberly had this 9 years ago

Kimberly had this 9 years ago

Apr 2nd, 2016
Wayne Smith

Wayne had this 9 years ago

Wayne had this 9 years ago

Mar 6th, 2016
Cynthia Schafer

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Cynthia had this 9 years ago

Feb 27th, 2016
Jill Hunt

Jill had this 9 years ago

Jill had this 9 years ago

Jul 12th, 2015