Winery Once & Future - Oakley Road Vineyard Zinfandel

Winery Once & FutureOakley Road Vineyard 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 Oakley Road Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery Once & Future is a red wine from the region of Contra Costa 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 Oakley Road Vineyard Zinfandel from the Winery Once & Future

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Oakley Road Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery Once & Future in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Oakley Road Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery Once & Future in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Once & Future's Oakley Road Vineyard Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
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.

Last vintages of this wine

Oakley Road Vineyard Zinfandel - 2018
In the top 100 of of Contra Costa County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Oakley Road Vineyard Zinfandel - 2017
In the top 100 of of Contra Costa County wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Oakley Road Vineyard Zinfandel from Winery Once & Future are 2018, 2017

Informations about the Winery Once & Future

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Contra Costa County in the region of California

The Winery Once & Future is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Contra Costa County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 500 of of Contra Costa County wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Contra Costa County

The wine region of Contra Costa County is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Turley or the Domaine Turley produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Contra Costa County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Contra Costa County often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, sweet tobacco or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or fennel.


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.

News related to this wine

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Prissé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: Green

Said of a wine that is too acidic or marked by unpleasant vegetal tastes.

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