Winery Dry Creek Vineyard - Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard)

Winery Dry Creek Vineyard Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard)

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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 DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) of Winery Dry Creek Vineyard is a red wine from the region of Dry Creek Valley 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 DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) from the Winery Dry Creek Vineyard

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) of Winery Dry Creek Vineyard in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) of Winery Dry Creek Vineyard in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard)

Pairings that work perfectly with Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard)

Original food and wine pairings with Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard)

The Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) of Winery Dry Creek Vineyard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of family potluck, leg of lamb with baked potatoes or chicken chop suey.

Details and technical informations about Winery Dry Creek Vineyard's Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) - 2018
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0
Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) - 2017
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0
Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) - 2016
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) - 2015
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0
Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) - 2014
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) - 2013
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) - 2012
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Zinfandel DCV2 Estate (Four Clones Vineyard) from Winery Dry Creek Vineyard are 2018, 2017, 2015, 2013 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Dry Creek Vineyard

The winery offers 63 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Dry Creek Valley in the region of California

The Winery Dry Creek Vineyard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 54 wines for sale in the of Dry Creek Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 9000 of of United States wines
In the top 2000 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of Dry Creek Valley

The wine region of Dry Creek Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 414 estates and châteaux in the of Dry Creek Valley, producing 1322 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dry Creek 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: Physiological maturity

The stage of ripeness of the grape berry when it has reached an optimal weight and when the sugar and acidity levels have stabilized.

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