Winery Idiom - Zinfandel

Winery IdiomZinfandel

4.2
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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 Zinfandel of Winery Idiom is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus, menthol

Wine with oak taste

caramel

On the nose the Zinfandel of Winery Idiom in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Idiom's Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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 - 2016
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Zinfandel - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Zinfandel - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110
Zinfandel - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Zinfandel - 2010
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Zinfandel from Winery Idiom are 2007, 2013, 2014, 2011 and 2006.

Informations about the Winery Idiom

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

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

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 300 of of South Africa wines
In the top 150 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 8000 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: Dismantling

After devatting, the pomace is removed from the tank. If this operation is carried out manually, it is important to ventilate the vat well to avoid the risk of accidents due to the presence of carbon dioxide.

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