Winery Hughes Family Vineyards - Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel

Winery Hughes Family Vineyards Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel of Winery Hughes Family Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Sonoma Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel from the Winery Hughes Family Vineyards

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel of Winery Hughes Family Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel of Winery Hughes Family Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel

Pairings that work perfectly with Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel

Original food and wine pairings with Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel

The Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel of Winery Hughes Family Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of vegetable noddles, lamb chops marinated with herbs or spit-roasted chicken.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hughes Family Vineyards's Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.7°
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

Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.7 1 1 1 1 0.5
Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel - 2009
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.5 1 1 1 1 0.5
Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel - 2008
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.3 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Wild Turkey Vineyard Signature Reserve Zinfandel from Winery Hughes Family Vineyards are 2014, 2009, 2008

Informations about the Winery Hughes Family Vineyards

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sonoma Valley in the region of California

The Winery Hughes Family Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Sonoma Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 15000 of of United States wines
In the top 200 of of Sonoma Valley wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 95000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sonoma Valley

The wine region of Sonoma Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma Valley, producing 950 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma 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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The word of the wine: Bright

Said of a wine whose acidity is the dominant characteristic, making it fresh and nervous.

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