Winery Tortoise CreekZinfandel

Red wine of Lodi of California of United States

3.6

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Zinfandel of Winery Tortoise Creek is a red wine from the region of Lodi 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 Zinfandel from the Winery Tortoise Creek

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Zinfandel of Winery Tortoise Creek in the region of California is a powerful.

Food and wine pairings with Zinfandel

Pairings that work perfectly with Zinfandel

Original food and wine pairings with Zinfandel

The Zinfandel of Winery Tortoise Creek matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, lamb colombo or coconut chicken à la bellevilloise.

Details and technical informations about Winery Tortoise Creek's Zinfandel.

Winery

Winery Tortoise Creek

Grape varieties

Zinfandel

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14.5°

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

Zinfandel - 2018

In the top 100 of of Lodi wines

Average rating: 3.6

The best vintages of Zinfandel from Winery Tortoise Creek are 2018

Informations about the Winery Tortoise Creek

The winery offers 27 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

This winery is part of the Master Wines.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Lodi in the region of California

Find the Winery Tortoise Creek on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Tortoise Creek is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Lodi to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 55000 of of United States wines

In the top 7500 of of Lodi wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Lodi

The wine region of Lodi is located in the region of Central Valley of Central Valley of United States. We currently count 739 estates and châteaux in the of Lodi, producing 1731 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lodi 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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