Winery Carol SheltonBlack Magic Late Harvest Zinfandel
Sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Zinfandel.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Black Magic Late Harvest Zinfandel of Winery Carol Shelton in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Black Magic Late Harvest Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Black Magic Late Harvest Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Black Magic Late Harvest Zinfandel
The Black Magic Late Harvest Zinfandel of Winery Carol Shelton matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, moussaka with spices or croque madame royal.
Details and technical informations about Winery Carol Shelton's Black Magic Late Harvest 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 Black Magic Late Harvest Zinfandel from Winery Carol Shelton are 2014, 0, 2017
Informations about the Winery Carol Shelton
The Winery Carol Shelton is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sonoma County
The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma County 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.
The word of the wine: Muscat blanc à petits grains
A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.
