Winery St. Francis - Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel

Winery St. Francis Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard 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 Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery St. Francis is a red wine from the region of Sonoma Valley 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 Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel from the Winery St. Francis

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery St. Francis in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery St. Francis in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel

Pairings that work perfectly with Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel

Original food and wine pairings with Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel

The Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery St. Francis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, greek-style shepherd's pie or homemade lasagna from a to z.

Details and technical informations about Winery St. Francis's Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.5 1 1 1 1 0.5
Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0
Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Artisan Collection Montecillo Vineyard Zinfandel from Winery St. Francis are 2017, 2016, 2014, 2015

Informations about the Winery St. Francis

The winery offers 88 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sonoma Valley in the region of California

The Winery St. Francis is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 76 wines for sale in the of Sonoma Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 3000 of of Sonoma Valley wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sonoma Valley

The wine region of Sonoma Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma Valley, producing 950 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma Valley 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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