Winery Ficklin - Old Vine Tinta Port

Winery FicklinOld Vine Tinta Port

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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 Old Vine Tinta Port of Winery Ficklin is a natural sweet wine from the region of Madera of California.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Old Vine Tinta Port of the Winery Ficklin is in the top 10 of wines of Madera.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Old Vine Tinta Port of Winery Ficklin in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ficklin's Old Vine Tinta Port.

Winemaker
Peter Ficklin
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
19°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Last vintages of this wine

Old Vine Tinta Port - 2008
In the top 10 of of Madera wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Old Vine Tinta Port from Winery Ficklin are 2008

Informations about the Winery Ficklin

The winery offers 50 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Madera in the region of California
Find the Winery Ficklin on Twitter

The Winery Ficklin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Madera to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 10 of of Madera wines
In the top 2000 of natural sweet wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Madera

The wine region of Madera is located in the region of Central Valley of Central Valley of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quady or the Domaine Quady produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Madera are Touriga nacional, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Madera often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.


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: Dismantling

After devatting, the pomace is removed from the tank. If this operation is carried out manually, it is important to ventilate the vat well to avoid the risk of accidents due to the presence of carbon dioxide.

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