Winery McCay CellarsTrulux Zinfandel
Red wine
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.
Food and wine pairings with Trulux Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Trulux Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Trulux Zinfandel
The Trulux Zinfandel of Winery McCay Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of daube niçoise, lamb tagine with olives and honey or nanie's diced ham quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery McCay Cellars's Trulux Zinfandel.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
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 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.
The wine region of Lodi
Self-proclaimed world capital of Zinfandel (>40% of premium Californian production): old-vine red king (plantings from 1888) — opulent and jammy with notes of blackberry, plum, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and a tobacco touch, coated tannins. Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo, Albariño, Barbera and Primitivo in the palette (>100 grapes). Viognier and Chardonnay in whites. Central Californian AVA (1986) east of the bay, Mediterranean climate tempered by the delta.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Attack
First impressions perceived after the wine is put in the mouth.
