Winery St. Francis - Old Vines Zinfandel

Winery St. FrancisOld Vines Zinfandel

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Old Vines Zinfandel of Winery St. Francis 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 St. Francis

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

earthy, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with vegetal taste

grass

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Old Vines Zinfandel of Winery St. Francis in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, boysenberries or oak and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or earth.

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

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
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 - 2018
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Old Vines Zinfandel - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 411110
Old Vines Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.911110
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: 3.81110.50
Old Vines Zinfandel - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Old Vines Zinfandel from Winery St. Francis are 2004, 2015, 2017, 2008 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery St. Francis

The winery offers 86 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California

The Winery St. Francis is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 84 wines for sale in the of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 8000 of of United States wines
In the top 1500 of of Sonoma County wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 45000 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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