Winery FicklinTinta Madeira Tawny Port
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Tinta Madeira Tawny Port of the Winery Ficklin is in the top 40 of wines of Madera.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Details and technical informations about Winery Ficklin's Tinta Madeira Tawny Port.
Discover the grape variety: Crovassa
Light reds with a clear ruby robe, soft tannins and an airy palate on red fruit (cherry, strawberry) and Mediterranean herbs (scrubland, thyme). Heritage profile. Preserved for its patrimonial value, subject to ampelographic studies at the Corsican CRVI, still grown on a handful of discreet parcels on the island. Rare black Corsican variety, a witness to the island's ampelographic heritage.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tinta Madeira Tawny Port from Winery Ficklin are 0
Informations about the Winery Ficklin
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.
The wine region of Madera
Central California AVA (Central Valley, Madera and Fresno counties, ~230,000 acres, 1984): Muscat the white signature for fortified and dessert wines in Port style — Zinfandel, Grenache, Syrah, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, French Colombard and Merlot as signatures in bulk and quality reds and whites — rich and concentrated signature profile. ~10% of California's grape production. Flat fertile alluvial loam soils, hot arid climate, mild winters, river moderation.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Fade
Wine lacking in sapidity, flat, soft and without character.
