Winery Cape MentelleZinfandel
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Zinfandel.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.
The Zinfandel of the Winery Cape Mentelle is in the top 30 of wines of Margaret River.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Zinfandel of Winery Cape Mentelle in the region of Australie de l'Ouest often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Zinfandel
The Zinfandel of Winery Cape Mentelle matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of greek moussaka, stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices or croque madame royal.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cape Mentelle's Zinfandel.
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
The best vintages of Zinfandel from Winery Cape Mentelle are 2017, 2016, 2014, 2007 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Cape Mentelle
The Winery Cape Mentelle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Margaret River to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Margaret River
The wine region of Margaret River is located in the region of South West Australia of Australie de l'Ouest of Australia. We currently count 442 estates and châteaux in the of Margaret River, producing 2302 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Margaret River go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Australie de l'Ouest
Western Australia is the largest of Australia's eight administrative areas and territories. In 2020, it accounted for only 2% of the nation's wine production, but has already produced up to 20% of the country's fine wines. Covering the entire western third of the vast island-continent, "WA" (as it is commonly known) stretches 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) from east to west. This makes it the second largest administrative subdivision of any country in the world, larger than Alaska and Texas combined.
The word of the wine: Runoff
Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.
