Winery SLO Down - Sexual Chocolate Red

Winery SLO DownSexual Chocolate Red

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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 Sexual Chocolate Red of Winery SLO Down is a red wine from the region of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Shiraz/Syrah.
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 Sexual Chocolate Red from the Winery SLO Down

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sexual Chocolate Red of Winery SLO Down in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

cocoa, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with floral taste

lavender, violet

On the nose the Sexual Chocolate Red of Winery SLO Down in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or earthy.

Details and technical informations about Winery SLO Down's Sexual Chocolate Red.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

Generous, high-alcohol reds with a dark robe and indulgent palate, showing aromas of stewed blackberry, raspberry, black pepper, liquorice, cinnamon and cooked fruit. Also vinified as a popular sweet rosé (White Zinfandel). Star of California (Lodi, Sonoma, Dry Creek Valley, Paso Robles) with sought-after century-old vines. Identical to Italian Primitivo and Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski by DNA analysis.

Last vintages of this wine

Sexual Chocolate Red - 2017
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sexual Chocolate Red - 2016
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sexual Chocolate Red - 2015
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sexual Chocolate Red - 2014
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sexual Chocolate Red - 2013
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sexual Chocolate Red - 2012
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sexual Chocolate Red - 2011
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Sexual Chocolate Red from Winery SLO Down are 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery SLO Down

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Californie

The Winery SLO Down is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 3500 of of United States wines
In the top 650 of of California wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

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: Decanting

A sommelier uses a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.

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