Winery Gibson - Discovery Road Zinfandel

Winery GibsonDiscovery Road Zinfandel

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Discovery Road Zinfandel of Winery Gibson is a red wine from the region of Australie du Sud.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Discovery Road Zinfandel of Winery Gibson in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Gibson's Discovery Road Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
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Style of wine
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

Discovery Road Zinfandel - 2019
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Discovery Road Zinfandel - 2018
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Discovery Road Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Discovery Road Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Discovery Road Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Discovery Road Zinfandel - 2009
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Discovery Road Zinfandel from Winery Gibson are 2019, 2016, 2009, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Gibson

The winery offers 31 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Australie du Sud

The Winery Gibson is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Australie du Sud to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 5500 of of Australia wines
In the top 600 of of Australie du Sud wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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