Winery Cline - Ancient Vines Zinfandel

Winery ClineAncient Vines Zinfandel

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Ancient Vines Zinfandel of Winery Cline is a red wine from the region of Contra Costa County of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Zinfandel.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Ancient Vines Zinfandel of the Winery Cline is in the top 70 of wines of Contra Costa County.

Taste structure of the Ancient Vines Zinfandel from the Winery Cline

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Ancient Vines Zinfandel of Winery Cline in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with vegetal taste

rhubarb, asparagus

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

On the nose the Ancient Vines Zinfandel of Winery Cline in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of iron, savory or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cline's Ancient Vines Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
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

Ancient Vines Zinfandel - 2019
In the top 70 of of Contra Costa County wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Ancient Vines Zinfandel - 2018
In the top 70 of of Contra Costa County wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Ancient Vines Zinfandel - 2017
In the top 70 of of Contra Costa County wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Ancient Vines Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 70 of of Contra Costa County wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Ancient Vines Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 70 of of Contra Costa County wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Ancient Vines Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 70 of of Contra Costa County wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Ancient Vines Zinfandel - 2013
In the top 70 of of Contra Costa County wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Ancient Vines Zinfandel from Winery Cline are 1982, 2006, 2019, 2007 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Cline

The winery offers 78 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Contra Costa County in the region of California

The Winery Cline is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 77 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 15000 of of United States wines
In the top 80 of of Contra Costa County wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 65000 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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