Winery Sterling VineyardsRockpile Road Zinfandel

Red wine of Rockpile of California of United States

4.5

(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 world.

The Rockpile Road Zinfandel of Winery Sterling Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Rockpile 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 Rockpile Road Zinfandel from the Winery Sterling Vineyards

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Rockpile Road Zinfandel of Winery Sterling Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful.

Food and wine pairings with Rockpile Road Zinfandel

Pairings that work perfectly with Rockpile Road Zinfandel

Original food and wine pairings with Rockpile Road Zinfandel

The Rockpile Road Zinfandel of Winery Sterling Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of scottish haggis, sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo or chicken risotto with curry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sterling Vineyards's Rockpile Road Zinfandel.

Winery

Winery Sterling Vineyards

Winemaker

Mike Westrick

Grape varieties

Zinfandel

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

Rockpile Road Zinfandel - 2014

In the top 100 of of Rockpile wines

Average rating: 4.5

The best vintages of Rockpile Road Zinfandel from Winery Sterling Vineyards are 2014

Informations about the Winery Sterling Vineyards

The winery offers 122 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

This winery is part of the Treasury Wine Estates.

It is in the top 50 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Rockpile in the region of California

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The Winery Sterling Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in the of Rockpile to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 20000 of of United States wines

In the top 500 of of Rockpile wines

In the top 80000 of red wines

In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rockpile

The wine region of Rockpile is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rockpile or the Domaine Rockpile produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rockpile are Zinfandel, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rockpile often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, vegetal or microbio.

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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