Winery Bella Vineyards - Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel

Winery Bella VineyardsSpecial Release Late Harvest 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 Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel of Winery Bella Vineyards is a sweet wine from the region of Alexander Valley of California.
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel of the Winery Bella Vineyards is in the top 20 of wines of Alexander Valley.

Taste structure of the Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel from the Winery Bella Vineyards

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel of Winery Bella Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel of Winery Bella Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Bella Vineyards's Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine 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

Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel - 2016
In the top 20 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel - 2015
In the top 20 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel - 2014
In the top 20 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel - 2012
In the top 20 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel - 2011
In the top 20 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Special Release Late Harvest Zinfandel from Winery Bella Vineyards are 2014, 2015, 2016, 2012 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Bella Vineyards

The winery offers 39 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Alexander Valley in the region of California
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The Winery Bella Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 5000 of of United States wines
In the top 25 of of Alexander Valley wines
In the top 750 of sweet wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alexander Valley

The wine region of Alexander Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 400 estates and châteaux in the of Alexander Valley, producing 1083 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alexander Valley 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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