Winery Selby - Old Vines Zinfandel

Winery SelbyOld Vines Zinfandel

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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 Old Vines Zinfandel of Winery Selby is a red wine from the region of Sonoma County of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Zinfandel.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Old Vines Zinfandel from the Winery Selby

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Old Vines Zinfandel of Winery Selby in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Old Vines Zinfandel of Winery Selby in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Selby's Old Vines Zinfandel.

Winemaker
Susie Selby
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.5°
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

Old Vines Zinfandel - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Old Vines Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Old Vines Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Old Vines Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Old Vines Zinfandel - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Old Vines Zinfandel - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Old Vines Zinfandel - 2009
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Old Vines Zinfandel from Winery Selby are 2017, 2012, 2009, 2007 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Selby

The winery offers 26 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California
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The Winery Selby is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 3000 of of United States wines
In the top 500 of of Sonoma County wines
In the top 7500 of red wines
In the top 10000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sonoma County

The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma 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: Sweet

Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.

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