Winery Charles Krug - Zinfandel Port Lot XVI Limited Release

Winery Charles KrugZinfandel Port Lot XVI Limited Release

4.3
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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 Port Lot XVI Limited Release of Winery Charles Krug is a natural sweet wine from the region of Napa Valley of California.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Zinfandel Port Lot XVI Limited Release of Winery Charles Krug in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Charles Krug's Zinfandel Port Lot XVI Limited Release.

Winemaker
John Moynier
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
18.8°
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 Port Lot XVI Limited Release - 2008
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Zinfandel Port Lot XVI Limited Release from Winery Charles Krug are 2008

Informations about the Winery Charles Krug

The winery offers 57 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the C. Mondavi & Family.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California
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The Winery Charles Krug is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 54 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 15000 of of United States wines
In the top 850 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 1500 of natural sweet wines
In the top 70000 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley 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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The word of the wine: Brut nature (or ultra brut)

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