Winery Rockpile - Buck Pasture Vineyard Malbec

Winery RockpileBuck Pasture Vineyard Malbec

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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 Buck Pasture Vineyard Malbec of Winery Rockpile is a red wine from the region of Rockpile of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Buck Pasture Vineyard Malbec of the Winery Rockpile is in the top 10 of wines of Rockpile.

Taste structure of the Buck Pasture Vineyard Malbec from the Winery Rockpile

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Buck Pasture Vineyard Malbec of Winery Rockpile in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Buck Pasture Vineyard Malbec of Winery Rockpile in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rockpile's Buck Pasture Vineyard Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.75°
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

Buck Pasture Vineyard Malbec - 2012
In the top 10 of of Rockpile wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Buck Pasture Vineyard Malbec - 2011
In the top 10 of of Rockpile wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Buck Pasture Vineyard Malbec from Winery Rockpile are 2011, 2012

Informations about the Winery Rockpile

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This winery is part of the Mauritson.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rockpile in the region of California

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.

Top wine California
In the top 30000 of of United States wines
In the top 20 of of Rockpile wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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: Premier cru

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