Winery Gustafson - Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel

Winery GustafsonMountain Cuvée Zinfandel

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel of Winery Gustafson is a red wine from the region of Dry Creek Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel of the Winery Gustafson is in the top 80 of wines of Dry Creek Valley.

Taste structure of the Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel from the Winery Gustafson

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel of Winery Gustafson in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel of Winery Gustafson in the region of California 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 Gustafson's Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.5°
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

Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel - 2013
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel - 2012
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel - 2011
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel - 2009
In the top 80 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Mountain Cuvée Zinfandel from Winery Gustafson are 2014, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Gustafson

The winery offers 17 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Dry Creek Valley in the region of California
Find the Winery Gustafson on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Gustafson is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 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 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 85 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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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