Winery Slam DunkRed

Red wine of California of United States

3.7

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Red of Winery Slam Dunk is a red wine from the region of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Red from the Winery Slam Dunk

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Red of Winery Slam Dunk in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Red of Winery Slam Dunk 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.

Food and wine pairings with Red

Pairings that work perfectly with Red

Original food and wine pairings with Red

Lamb

The Red of Winery Slam Dunk matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), lamb with ginger honey or tripe in the style of caen.

Details and technical informations about Winery Slam Dunk's Red.

Winery

Winery Slam Dunk

Grape varieties

Zinfandel

Region/Great wine region

California

Country

United States

Style of wine

Red

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

Red - 2020

In the top 100 of of California wines

Average rating: 3.9

Red - 2019

In the top 100 of of California wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Red from Winery Slam Dunk are 2020, 2019

Informations about the Winery Slam Dunk

The winery offers 1 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Californie

The Winery Slam Dunk is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 20000 of of United States wines

In the top 15000 of of California wines

In the top 65000 of red wines

In the top 150000 wines of the world

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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