Winery Macchia - Prestigious The Original Grandpere Vineyard Zinfandel

Winery MacchiaPrestigious The Original Grandpere Vineyard Zinfandel

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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 Prestigious The Original Grandpere Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery Macchia is a red wine from the region of Amador County 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 Prestigious The Original Grandpere Vineyard Zinfandel from the Winery Macchia

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Prestigious The Original Grandpere Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery Macchia in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Prestigious The Original Grandpere Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery Macchia in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Food and wine pairings with Prestigious The Original Grandpere Vineyard Zinfandel

Pairings that work perfectly with Prestigious The Original Grandpere Vineyard Zinfandel

Original food and wine pairings with Prestigious The Original Grandpere Vineyard Zinfandel

The Prestigious The Original Grandpere Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery Macchia matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, lamb with vermicelli or tuna nuggets.

Details and technical informations about Winery Macchia's Prestigious The Original Grandpere Vineyard Zinfandel.

Winemaker
Tim Holdener
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
16.3°
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.

Informations about the Winery Macchia

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Amador County in the region of California
Find the Winery Macchia on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Macchia is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 40000 of of United States wines
In the top 30000 of of Amador County wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Amador County

The wine region of Amador County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Portalupi or the Domaine Favia produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amador County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amador County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, fig or stone fruit.


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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