
Winery McNeil & SonsBrainchild Petite Sirah - Zinfandel
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The Brainchild Petite Sirah - Zinfandel of the Winery McNeil & Sons is in the top 0 of wines of Napa Valley.

Details and technical informations about Winery McNeil & Sons's Brainchild Petite Sirah - Zinfandel.
Discover the grape variety: Italia
A world-famous table grape with long bunches, golden thin-skinned berries and juicy muscat flesh, with signature aromas of muscat, citrus and white stone fruit. Occasionally vinified as simple aromatic off-dry whites. Early-ripening and productive. One of the most widely grown table grapes in the world, massively exported from Italy, Spain, the Maghreb and South America. Italian white variety obtained in 1911 by Alberto Pirovano in Rome (bicane × muscat of Hamburg).
Informations about the Winery McNeil & Sons
The Winery McNeil & Sons is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Napa Valley
Absolute reference for American Cabernet Sauvignon: powerful, opulent reds with ripe aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, chocolate and cedar, velvety tannins and a silky finish, long ageing. Also round Merlot, rich buttery Chardonnay, fruity Sauvignon Blanc, spicy Zinfandel. Narrow Californian valley between the Mayacamas and Vaca Mountains, tempered by San Pablo Bay fog, 17 sub-AVAs (Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap, Howell Mountain). Cradle of icons Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Caymus.
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: Stamping
Marking of corks, barrels or cases with an iron.









