Winery Rutherford Hill - Zinfandel Port

Winery Rutherford HillZinfandel Port

4.2
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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 Zinfandel Port of Winery Rutherford Hill is a natural sweet wine from the region of Napa Valley of California.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Zinfandel Port of Winery Rutherford Hill in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or dried fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rutherford Hill's Zinfandel Port.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
18.5°
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

Zinfandel Port - 2010
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Zinfandel Port - 2007
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Zinfandel Port - 2006
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Zinfandel Port - 2004
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Zinfandel Port - 2002
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Zinfandel Port - 2001
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Zinfandel Port - 1999
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Zinfandel Port from Winery Rutherford Hill are 2004, 2001, 1999, 2007 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Rutherford Hill

The winery offers 42 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Terlato Wine Group.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Winery Rutherford Hill is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 6500 of of United States wines
In the top 300 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 600 of natural sweet wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley 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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