Winery Ridge Vineyards - Hooker Creek Zinfandel

Winery Ridge VineyardsHooker Creek 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 Hooker Creek Zinfandel of Winery Ridge Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Sonoma County of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Zinfandel.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Hooker Creek Zinfandel from the Winery Ridge Vineyards

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Hooker Creek Zinfandel of Winery Ridge Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Hooker Creek Zinfandel of Winery Ridge Vineyards 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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ridge Vineyards's Hooker Creek Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
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

Hooker Creek Zinfandel - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Hooker Creek Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 411110
Hooker Creek Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 411110
Hooker Creek Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Hooker Creek Zinfandel - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Hooker Creek Zinfandel from Winery Ridge Vineyards are 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 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 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sonoma County 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 Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 7500 of of United States wines
In the top 6500 of of Sonoma County wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

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.

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