Winery Ridge Vineyards - Botticelli Vineyards Zinfandel - Petite Sirah

Winery Ridge VineyardsBotticelli Vineyards Zinfandel - Petite Sirah

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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 Botticelli Vineyards Zinfandel - Petite Sirah of Winery Ridge Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Rockpile of California.
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 Botticelli Vineyards Zinfandel - Petite Sirah from the Winery Ridge Vineyards

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Botticelli Vineyards Zinfandel - Petite Sirah of Winery Ridge Vineyards 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 Botticelli Vineyards Zinfandel - Petite Sirah of Winery Ridge Vineyards 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 Ridge Vineyards's Botticelli Vineyards Zinfandel - Petite Sirah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.2°
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

Botticelli Vineyards Zinfandel - Petite Sirah - 2018
In the top 100 of of Rockpile wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Botticelli Vineyards Zinfandel - Petite Sirah - 2017
In the top 100 of of Rockpile wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Botticelli Vineyards Zinfandel - Petite Sirah from Winery Ridge Vineyards are 2018, 2017

Informations about the Winery Ridge Vineyards

The winery offers 127 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 50 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rockpile in the region of California

The Winery Ridge Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 99 wines for sale in the of Rockpile to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 15000 of of Rockpile wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rockpile

The wine region of Rockpile is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rockpile or the Domaine Rockpile produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rockpile are Zinfandel, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rockpile often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, vegetal or microbio.


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: Removal of shoes

In the spring, this operation consists of removing the mound of earth formed at the foot of the vines by ploughing between the rows in the autumn.

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