Winery SausalCellar Cats Red Zinfandel
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The Cellar Cats Red Zinfandel of the Winery Sausal is in the top 0 of wines of Alexander Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Sausal's Cellar Cats Red Zinfandel.
Discover the grape variety: Rufete
Supple, fruity reds with a clear ruby colour, silky tannins and airy palate with preserved acidity, showing signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry, strawberry), gentle spices and fresh floral notes. Elegant mountain profile for early drinking. Star of the Sierra de Salamanca DO, a typical expression of the north-west Iberian Peninsula, also present in Beira Interior and the Portuguese Douro. Native Iberian black variety from Salamanca.
Informations about the Winery Sausal
The Winery Sausal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alexander Valley
Sonoma's warmest AVA on gravelly soils: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king (>50% of plantings) — powerful, elegant reds with ripe black fruits, dry herbs and tobacco, velvety tannins and fresh acidity, long ageing. Bordeaux blends with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec for structure and complexity. Also old-vine Zinfandel, balanced Merlot and Chardonnay. AVA recognised in 1984 in the Russian River valley, ripe tannic identity.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Clone
A vine propagated from a single specimen (by cuttings or grafting), as opposed to mass selection, which starts from a family of vines.
