Winery Passalacqua - Lavender Hill Vineyard Primitivo

Winery PassalacquaLavender Hill Vineyard Primitivo

4.4
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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 Lavender Hill Vineyard Primitivo of Winery Passalacqua is a red wine from the region of Dry Creek Valley of California.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Details and technical informations about Winery Passalacqua's Lavender Hill Vineyard Primitivo.

Winemaker
Margaret Davenport
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

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

Lavender Hill Vineyard Primitivo - 2012
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Lavender Hill Vineyard Primitivo from Winery Passalacqua are 2012

Informations about the Winery Passalacqua

The winery offers 43 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Dry Creek Valley in the region of California

The Winery Passalacqua is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of Dry Creek Valley 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 4000 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Dry Creek Valley

The wine region of Dry Creek Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 414 estates and châteaux in the of Dry Creek Valley, producing 1322 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dry Creek Valley 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.

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The word of the wine: Hairy

A sensual and complete wine that leaves a sensation of balance and fullness in the mouth.

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