Winery Clark & Sheffield - Zinfandel

Winery Clark & SheffieldZinfandel

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Zinfandel of Winery Clark & Sheffield is a red wine from the region of Contra Costa 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 Clark & Sheffield

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Zinfandel of Winery Clark & Sheffield in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Zinfandel of Winery Clark & Sheffield in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Clark & Sheffield's 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

Zinfandel - 2017
In the top 100 of of Contra Costa County wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 100 of of Contra Costa County wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Zinfandel from Winery Clark & Sheffield are 2016, 2017

Informations about the Winery Clark & Sheffield

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Contra Costa County in the region of California

The Winery Clark & Sheffield is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Contra Costa County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 50000 of of United States wines
In the top 40000 of of Contra Costa County wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Contra Costa County

The wine region of Contra Costa County is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Turley or the Domaine Turley produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Contra Costa County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Contra Costa County often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, sweet tobacco or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or fennel.


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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