Winery RavenswoodIcon Mixed Blacks
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Alicante Bouschet.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Icon Mixed Blacks from the Winery Ravenswood
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In the mouth the Icon Mixed Blacks of Winery Ravenswood in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Icon Mixed Blacks of Winery Ravenswood in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Icon Mixed Blacks
Pairings that work perfectly with Icon Mixed Blacks
Original food and wine pairings with Icon Mixed Blacks
The Icon Mixed Blacks of Winery Ravenswood matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), lamb roast with lavender or roast veal with mustard cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ravenswood's Icon Mixed Blacks.
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
The best vintages of Icon Mixed Blacks from Winery Ravenswood are 2008, 2010, 2015, 2011 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Ravenswood
The Winery Ravenswood is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 72 wines for sale in the of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sonoma County
The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma County 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.
The word of the wine: Alcohol content
Quantity of alcohol in wine and in all alcoholic beverages, expressed in degrees or as a percentage.
