Winery Saracina - Pick and Shovel Zinfandel

Winery Saracina Pick and Shovel 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 Pick and Shovel Zinfandel of Winery Saracina is a red wine from the region of Mendocino County of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Pick and Shovel Zinfandel from the Winery Saracina

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pick and Shovel Zinfandel of Winery Saracina in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Pick and Shovel Zinfandel of Winery Saracina in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Saracina's Pick and Shovel Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
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

Pick and Shovel Zinfandel - 2013
In the top 100 of of Mendocino County wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Pick and Shovel Zinfandel from Winery Saracina are 2013

Informations about the Winery Saracina

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mendocino County in the region of California

The Winery Saracina is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Mendocino County 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 350 of of Mendocino County wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Mendocino County

The wine region of Mendocino County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 344 estates and châteaux in the of Mendocino County, producing 763 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mendocino 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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The word of the wine: Bergeron

See roussanne.

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