Winery Kalleske - Fordson Zinfandel

Winery KalleskeFordson Zinfandel

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Fordson Zinfandel of Winery Kalleske is a red wine from the region of Barossa Valley of Australie du Sud.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

leather, tar

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, oak

Wine with spices taste

licorice

Wine with vegetal taste

rhubarb

On the nose the Fordson Zinfandel of Winery Kalleske in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or blueberry and sometimes also flavors of licorice, black cherries or plum.

Details and technical informations about Winery Kalleske's Fordson Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

Fordson Zinfandel - 2018
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Fordson Zinfandel - 2017
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Fordson Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Fordson Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Fordson Zinfandel from Winery Kalleske are 2017, 2018, 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Kalleske

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barossa Valley in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Kalleske is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Barossa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 7500 of of Australia wines
In the top 700 of of Barossa Valley wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Barossa Valley

The wine region of Barossa Valley is located in the region of Barossa of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 613 estates and châteaux in the of Barossa Valley, producing 2290 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barossa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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Wine disease resulting in a whitish haze and a vented taste.

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