Winery Mt. VernonOld Vine Zinfandel

Red wine of Amador County of California of United States

4.2

(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 Old Vine Zinfandel of Winery Mt. Vernon 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 Old Vine Zinfandel from the Winery Mt. Vernon

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Old Vine Zinfandel of Winery Mt. Vernon in the region of California is a powerful.

Food and wine pairings with Old Vine Zinfandel

Pairings that work perfectly with Old Vine Zinfandel

Original food and wine pairings with Old Vine Zinfandel

The Old Vine Zinfandel of Winery Mt. Vernon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or sophie's tuna cake.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mt. Vernon's Old Vine Zinfandel.

Winery

Winery Mt. Vernon

Grape varieties

Zinfandel

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

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 Mt. Vernon

The winery offers 38 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Amador County in the region of California

The Winery Mt. Vernon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 60000 of of United States wines

In the top 900 of of Amador County wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 450000 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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