Winery Dueling Pistols - Zinfandel - Syrah

Winery Dueling PistolsZinfandel - Syrah

4.2
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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 - Syrah of Winery Dueling Pistols is a red wine from the region of Dry Creek Valley of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Shiraz/Syrah.
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.
The Zinfandel - Syrah of the Winery Dueling Pistols is in the top 80 of wines of Dry Creek Valley.

Taste structure of the Zinfandel - Syrah from the Winery Dueling Pistols

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Zinfandel - Syrah of Winery Dueling Pistols in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel, cola

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus, menthol

On the nose the Zinfandel - Syrah of Winery Dueling Pistols in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Dueling Pistols's Zinfandel - Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.1°
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 - Syrah - 2016
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Zinfandel - Syrah - 2015
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Zinfandel - Syrah - 2014
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Zinfandel - Syrah - 2013
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Zinfandel - Syrah - 2012
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Zinfandel - Syrah - 2011
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Zinfandel - Syrah - 2010
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Zinfandel - Syrah from Winery Dueling Pistols are 2013, 2002, 2016, 2014 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Dueling Pistols

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This winery is part of the Terlato Wine Group.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Dry Creek Valley in the region of California

The Winery Dueling Pistols is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 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 3500 of of United States wines
In the top 85 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
In the top 9000 of red wines
In the top 15000 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: Length

Persistence in the mouth of a wine measured in caudalies.

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