Winery Sutter HomeRetro Zinfandel

Red wine of Amador County 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 Retro Zinfandel of Winery Sutter Home is a red wine from the region of Amador County 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 Retro Zinfandel from the Winery Sutter Home

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Retro Zinfandel of Winery Sutter Home in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Spices

Food and wine pairings with Retro Zinfandel

Pairings that work perfectly with Retro Zinfandel

Original food and wine pairings with Retro Zinfandel

The Retro Zinfandel of Winery Sutter Home matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of quick meatloaf, lamb in a crown with spring vegetables or pasta with chicken and curry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sutter Home's Retro Zinfandel.

Winery

Winery Sutter Home

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

Retro Zinfandel - 2010

In the top 100 of of Amador County wines

Average rating: 3.9

The best vintages of Retro Zinfandel from Winery Sutter Home are 2010

Informations about the Winery Sutter Home

The winery offers 49 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.

This winery is part of the Trinchero Family Estates.

It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Amador County in the region of California

The Winery Sutter Home is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 47 wines for sale in the of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 45000 of of United States wines

In the top 2000 of of Amador County wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Amador County

The wine region of Amador County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Portalupi or the Domaine Favia produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amador County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amador County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, fig or stone fruit.

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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