Winery Francis Ford CoppolaDirector's Cut Zinfandel
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Zinfandel.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Director's Cut Zinfandel from the Winery Francis Ford Coppola
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Director's Cut Zinfandel of Winery Francis Ford Coppola in the region of California is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Director's Cut Zinfandel of Winery Francis Ford Coppola in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cream, non oak or raisin and sometimes also flavors of stone, mint or prune.
Food and wine pairings with Director's Cut Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Director's Cut Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Director's Cut Zinfandel
The Director's Cut Zinfandel of Winery Francis Ford Coppola matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), lebanese lamb meatball or cauliflower croque-monsieur.
Details and technical informations about Winery Francis Ford Coppola's Director's Cut Zinfandel.
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
The best vintages of Director's Cut Zinfandel from Winery Francis Ford Coppola are 2006, 2005, 2009, 2016 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Francis Ford Coppola
The Winery Francis Ford Coppola is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 88 wines for sale in the of Dry Creek Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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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