Winery Butterfly Creek - Sierra Foothills Estate Reserve Zinfandel

Winery Butterfly CreekSierra Foothills Estate Reserve Zinfandel

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Sierra Foothills Estate Reserve Zinfandel of Winery Butterfly Creek is a red wine from the region of Sierra Foothills of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Sierra Foothills Estate Reserve Zinfandel from the Winery Butterfly Creek

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sierra Foothills Estate Reserve Zinfandel of Winery Butterfly Creek in the region of California is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Butterfly Creek's Sierra Foothills Estate Reserve Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Sierra Foothills Estate Reserve Zinfandel - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sierra Foothills wines
Average rating: 2.8110.500

The best vintages of Sierra Foothills Estate Reserve Zinfandel from Winery Butterfly Creek are 2011

Informations about the Winery Butterfly Creek

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sierra Foothills in the region of California
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The Winery Butterfly Creek is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 200000 of of United States wines
In the top 3500 of of Sierra Foothills wines
In the top 600000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sierra Foothills

The wine region of Sierra Foothills is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 249 estates and châteaux in the of Sierra Foothills, producing 661 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sierra Foothills go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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