Winery The Prisoner - Saldo Zinfandel

Winery The PrisonerSaldo Zinfandel

4.2
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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 Saldo Zinfandel of Winery The Prisoner is a red wine from the region 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 Saldo Zinfandel from the Winery The Prisoner

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Saldo Zinfandel of Winery The Prisoner in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with vegetal taste

bell pepper, grass

Wine with floral taste

violet, perfume

On the nose the Saldo Zinfandel of Winery The Prisoner in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of iron, savory or black plum and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery The Prisoner's Saldo Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
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

Saldo Zinfandel - 2019
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Saldo Zinfandel - 2018
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Saldo Zinfandel - 2017
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Saldo Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Saldo Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Saldo Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Saldo Zinfandel - 2013
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Saldo Zinfandel from Winery The Prisoner are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery The Prisoner

The winery offers 17 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
This winery is part of the Constellation Brands.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Californie

The Winery The Prisoner is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 2500 of of United States wines
In the top 150 of of California wines
In the top 6500 of red wines
In the top 8500 wines of the world

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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