Winery Hess Select - Zinfandel

Winery Hess SelectZinfandel

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 Zinfandel of Winery Hess Select is a red wine from the region of Mendocino County of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Zinfandel of the Winery Hess Select is in the top 50 of wines of Mendocino County.

Taste structure of the Zinfandel from the Winery Hess Select

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Zinfandel of Winery Hess Select in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Zinfandel of Winery Hess Select in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or clove and sometimes also flavors of cassis, raisin or toasty.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hess Select's Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
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

Zinfandel - 2017
In the top 50 of of Mendocino County wines
Average rating: 411110
Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 50 of of Mendocino County wines
Average rating: 411110
Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 50 of of Mendocino County wines
Average rating: 411110
Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 50 of of Mendocino County wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Zinfandel - 2013
In the top 50 of of Mendocino County wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Zinfandel - 2012
In the top 50 of of Mendocino County wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Zinfandel - 2011
In the top 50 of of Mendocino County wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Zinfandel from Winery Hess Select are 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Hess Select

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the The Hess Collection.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mendocino County in the region of California

The Winery Hess Select is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Mendocino County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 7000 of of United States wines
In the top 60 of of Mendocino County wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

The wine region of Mendocino County

The wine region of Mendocino County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 344 estates and châteaux in the of Mendocino County, producing 763 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mendocino County 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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