Winery Rancho PontePrimitivo

Red wine of Texas Hill Country of Texas of United States

4.3

(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 Primitivo of Winery Rancho Ponte is a red wine from the region of Texas Hill Country of Texas.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Primitivo of the Winery Rancho Ponte is in the top 80 of wines of Texas Hill Country.

Food and wine pairings with Primitivo

Pairings that work perfectly with Primitivo

Original food and wine pairings with Primitivo

Lamb

The Primitivo of Winery Rancho Ponte matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine or sea bass wrapped in salt crust.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rancho Ponte's Primitivo.

Winery

Winery Rancho Ponte

Grape varieties

Primitivo

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

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

Primitivo - 2014

In the top 80 of of Texas Hill Country wines

Average rating: 4.3

The best vintages of Primitivo from Winery Rancho Ponte are 2014

Informations about the Winery Rancho Ponte

The winery offers 31 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 Texas Hill Country in the region of Texas

The Winery Rancho Ponte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Texas Hill Country to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 55000 of of United States wines

In the top 85 of of Texas Hill Country wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Texas Hill Country

The wine region of Texas Hill Country is located in the region of Texas of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine William Chris Vineyards or the Domaine Perissos produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Texas Hill Country are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Texas Hill Country often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.

The wine region of Texas

Texas is the largest state in the United States of America and one of the most productive viticultural states. Covering 696,000 km² (268,000 square miles) between latitudes 25-36°N, this hot, Dry state is home to a range of mesoclimates suitable for viticulture in the deserts, mountains, lakes and plains of Texas. The main Grape varieties grown in Texas are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and (despite the hot conditions) Sauvignon Blanc. Generally speaking, Texas viticulture is divided into three main regions: North Central, Southeast and Trans-Pecos.

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