Harvest Moon Estate & WineryLate Harvest Estate Zinfandel
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Late Harvest Estate Zinfandel of Harvest Moon Estate & Winery in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Late Harvest Estate Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Late Harvest Estate Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Late Harvest Estate Zinfandel
The Late Harvest Estate Zinfandel of Harvest Moon Estate & Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, couscous chicken and merguez or pasta gratin with grilled vegetables.
Details and technical informations about Harvest Moon Estate & Winery's Late Harvest Estate Zinfandel.
Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel
Generous, high-alcohol reds with a dark robe and indulgent palate, showing aromas of stewed blackberry, raspberry, black pepper, liquorice, cinnamon and cooked fruit. Also vinified as a popular sweet rosé (White Zinfandel). Star of California (Lodi, Sonoma, Dry Creek Valley, Paso Robles) with sought-after century-old vines. Identical to Italian Primitivo and Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski by DNA analysis.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Late Harvest Estate Zinfandel from Harvest Moon Estate & Winery are 2009, 2015, 2013, 0 and 2017.
Informations about the Harvest Moon Estate & Winery
The Harvest Moon Estate & Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Russian River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Russian River Valley
Cool climate ideal for elegant Pinot Noir and balanced Chardonnay: fine, silky reds with aromas of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and sweet spice, fine acidity and velvety tannins. Textured Chardonnay with notes of apple, citrus and butter, measured oak. Also gourmet Zinfandels and traditional-method sparklers. Sonoma AVA cooled by the Pacific fog of the Petaluma Gap, alluvial and volcanic soils.
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: Pressing Rosé
A method of making rosé wine that consists of pressing the grapes directly after crushing and light skin maceration. The resulting wine is lively, light and pale.
