The wine region of Red Hills Lake County is located in the region of Lake County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Obsidian Ridge or the Domaine Robledo Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Red Hills Lake County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Malbec and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Red Hills Lake County often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or vegetal.
In the mouth of Red Hills Lake County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 69 estates and châteaux in the of Red Hills Lake County, producing 118 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Red Hills Lake County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
wines from the region of Red Hills Lake County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, lamb confit with new potatoes or saltimbocca alla romana.
On the nose in the region of Red Hills Lake County often reveals types of flavors of oaky, vanilla or black currant and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth in the region of Red Hills Lake County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
