Winery Clos LaChance - Estate Grown Zinfandel

Winery Clos LaChance Estate Grown Zinfandel

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Estate Grown Zinfandel of Winery Clos LaChance is a red wine from the region of Central Coast of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Estate Grown Zinfandel from the Winery Clos LaChance

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Estate Grown Zinfandel of Winery Clos LaChance in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Estate Grown Zinfandel of Winery Clos LaChance 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 Clos LaChance's Estate Grown Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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

Estate Grown Zinfandel - 2012
In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines
Average rating: 3.3 1 1 1 0 0
Estate Grown Zinfandel - 2010
In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Estate Grown Zinfandel - 2009
In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Estate Grown Zinfandel - 2007
In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Estate Grown Zinfandel from Winery Clos LaChance are 2007, 2010, 2009, 2012

Informations about the Winery Clos LaChance

The winery offers 58 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Clos LaChance.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Central Coast in the region of California

The Winery Clos LaChance is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Central Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 40000 of of United States wines
In the top 5500 of of Central Coast wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Central Coast

The wine region of Central Coast is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 843 estates and châteaux in the of Central Coast, producing 1597 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Central Coast 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: Turbidity

The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

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