Winery McCay Cellars - Trulux Zinfandel

Winery McCay CellarsTrulux Zinfandel

4.1
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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 Trulux Zinfandel of Winery McCay Cellars is a red wine from the region of Lodi 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 Trulux Zinfandel from the Winery McCay Cellars

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Trulux Zinfandel of Winery McCay Cellars in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Trulux Zinfandel of Winery McCay Cellars in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery McCay Cellars's Trulux Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.6°
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

Trulux Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 100 of of Lodi wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Trulux Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 100 of of Lodi wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Trulux Zinfandel - 2013
In the top 100 of of Lodi wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Trulux Zinfandel - 2012
In the top 100 of of Lodi wines
Average rating: 411110
Trulux Zinfandel - 2011
In the top 100 of of Lodi wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Trulux Zinfandel - 2010
In the top 100 of of Lodi wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Trulux Zinfandel - 0
In the top 100 of of Lodi wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Trulux Zinfandel from Winery McCay Cellars are 2015, 2010, 2014, 0 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery McCay Cellars

The winery offers 34 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Lodi in the region of California
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The Winery McCay Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Lodi to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 7000 of of United States wines
In the top 6000 of of Lodi wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

The wine region of Lodi

The wine region of Lodi is located in the region of Central Valley of Central Valley of United States. We currently count 739 estates and châteaux in the of Lodi, producing 1731 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lodi 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.

The word of the wine: Thinning

Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.

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