Winery MayoRicci Vineyard Old Vines Zinfandel Port
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Ricci Vineyard Old Vines Zinfandel Port of Winery Mayo in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Ricci Vineyard Old Vines Zinfandel Port
Pairings that work perfectly with Ricci Vineyard Old Vines Zinfandel Port
Original food and wine pairings with Ricci Vineyard Old Vines Zinfandel Port
The Ricci Vineyard Old Vines Zinfandel Port of Winery Mayo matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, leg of lamb in butterfly (barbecue) or lasagne with eggplant, tomatoes, mozzarella and goat cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mayo's Ricci Vineyard Old Vines Zinfandel Port.
Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel
Generous, high-alcohol reds with a dark robe and indulgent palate, showing aromas of stewed blackberry, raspberry, black pepper, liquorice, cinnamon and cooked fruit. Also vinified as a popular sweet rosé (White Zinfandel). Star of California (Lodi, Sonoma, Dry Creek Valley, Paso Robles) with sought-after century-old vines. Identical to Italian Primitivo and Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski by DNA analysis.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Ricci Vineyard Old Vines Zinfandel Port from Winery Mayo are 2011, 2010, 2015, 2012 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Mayo
The Winery Mayo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 73 wines for sale in the of Russian River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Russian River Valley
Cool climate ideal for elegant Pinot Noir and balanced Chardonnay: fine, silky reds with aromas of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and sweet spice, fine acidity and velvety tannins. Textured Chardonnay with notes of apple, citrus and butter, measured oak. Also gourmet Zinfandels and traditional-method sparklers. Sonoma AVA cooled by the Pacific fog of the Petaluma Gap, alluvial and volcanic soils.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Amber
(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.
