The Winery Jeff Runquist of Amador County of California | Winedexer

Winery Jeff Runquist
The winery offers 39 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 1902 of the estates of California.
It is located in Amador County in the region of California
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The Winery Jeff Runquist is one of the best wineries to follow in Amador County.. It offers 39 wines for sale in of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jeff Runquist wines

Looking for the best Winery Jeff Runquist wines in Amador County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jeff Runquist wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Jeff Runquist wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jeff Runquist

How Winery Jeff Runquist wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of chili con carne, saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil or veal blanquette burger.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

On the nose the red wine of Winery Jeff Runquist. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Jeff Runquist. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.02/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jeff Runquist.

  • Petite Sirah
  • Zinfandel
  • Tempranillo
  • Barbera
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Amador County

Historic heart of Californian Zinfandel in the Sierra Foothills (Gold Country): signature Zinfandel as king red (old vines >100 years) — powerful and spicy with notes of candied blackberry, plum, raspberry, black cherry, pepper and a cocoa touch, round tannins and generous alcohols (14-16%). Rhône grapes (Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Viognier) as sunny backup, Italian (Sangiovese, Barbera). Hot high-altitude climate (300-600 m), decomposed granitic soils.

The top white wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jeff Runquist

How Winery Jeff Runquist wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of baeckeoffe, spinach, goat cheese and salmon quiche or sun wheat.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

On the nose the white wine of Winery Jeff Runquist. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

  • 0With an average score of 4.04/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jeff Runquist.

  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

Powerful, sun-drenched reds with a dark robe and generous alcohol, showing aromas of stewed blackberry, stewed plum, dried fig, chocolate, gentle spice and balsamic notes. Supple tannins, indulgent finish. Star of Puglia with Primitivo di Manduria DOC, Gioia del Colle DOC and Salice Salentino. Identical to American Zinfandel and Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski by DNA analysis.

The top sweet wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Jeff Runquist

How Winery Jeff Runquist wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with lemon and comté cheese, pork roll with tomato sauce or shrimp curry and coconut (thailand).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Jeff Runquist. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Jeff Runquist.

  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Amber

(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.

The top pink wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Jeff Runquist

How Winery Jeff Runquist wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of millet with gruyere cheese, alsatian fondue or suckling pig leg in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Jeff Runquist. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Jeff Runquist.

  • Sangiovese

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.

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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.