Winery Cakebread - Zinfandel

Winery CakebreadZinfandel

4.0
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Zinfandel of Winery Cakebread is a red wine from the region of Red Hills Lake County 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 Zinfandel from the Winery Cakebread

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Zinfandel of Winery Cakebread in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Zinfandel of Winery Cakebread in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cakebread's Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

Zinfandel - 2013
In the top 100 of of Red Hills Lake County wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Zinfandel - 2012
In the top 100 of of Red Hills Lake County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Zinfandel - 2011
In the top 100 of of Red Hills Lake County wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Zinfandel - 2010
In the top 100 of of Red Hills Lake County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Zinfandel - 2009
In the top 100 of of Red Hills Lake County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Zinfandel - 2008
In the top 100 of of Red Hills Lake County wines
Average rating: 411110
Zinfandel - 2007
In the top 100 of of Red Hills Lake County wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Zinfandel from Winery Cakebread are 2004, 2013, 2006, 2012 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Cakebread

The winery offers 32 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Red Hills Lake County in the region of California

The Winery Cakebread is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 48 wines for sale in the of Red Hills Lake County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 5500 of of United States wines
In the top 250 of of Red Hills Lake County wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Red Hills Lake County

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.


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.

The word of the wine: Color

The colour of wines is characterized by its intensity and its nuances of hue. The intensity is specific to each grape variety, while the nuances of colour are linked to the evolution of the wine over time.

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