Winery RockpileBlack Sheep Zinfandel
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Black Sheep Zinfandel of the Winery Rockpile is in the top 20 of wines of Rockpile.
Taste structure of the Black Sheep Zinfandel from the Winery Rockpile
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Black Sheep Zinfandel of Winery Rockpile in the region of California is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Black Sheep Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Black Sheep Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Black Sheep Zinfandel
The Black Sheep Zinfandel of Winery Rockpile matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes or home-made white pudding.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rockpile's Black Sheep Zinfandel.
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.
Informations about the Winery Rockpile
The Winery Rockpile is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Rockpile to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Herbaceous
Vegetable odour reminiscent of freshly cut grass and considered a defect of the wine.
