Winery Mill CreekBeacham Downey Vineyards Zinfandel
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The Beacham Downey Vineyards Zinfandel of the Winery Mill Creek is in the top 0 of wines of Dry Creek Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mill Creek's Beacham Downey Vineyards Zinfandel.
Discover the grape variety: Torrontés
Highly aromatic, floral whites best drunk young; pale golden hue, ample body with fresh acidity; intense signature aromas of rose, jasmine, peach, apricot and citrus (lemon). Fragrant Andean profile. Undisputed star of Argentine whites, especially at high Andean altitudes, notably in the Cafayate valley in Salta. Argentina's emblematic white grape, a cross of Muscat × Criolla Chica.
Informations about the Winery Mill Creek
The Winery Mill Creek is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Dry Creek Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Dry Creek Valley
Mythical terroir of Californian Zinfandel on pre-Prohibition old vines: intense, spicy reds with aromas of candied blackberry, black plum, pepper and leather, ample structure and melted tannins. Signature Sauvignon Blanc as white king with herbaceous notes and bright citrus, dazzling acidity. Also Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Rhône grapes. Small Sonoma AVA (~9,000 ha, 70+ wineries), warm days and cool evenings ventilated from the coast, ideal ripeness-acidity balance.
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: White winemaking
White wines are obtained by fermentation of the juice after pressing. A pre-fermentation maceration is sometimes practiced to extract the aromatic substances from the skins. White wines are normally made from white grapes, but can also be made from red grapes (blanc de noirs). The grapes are then pressed as soon as they arrive at the vat house without maceration in order to prevent the colouring matter contained in the skins from "staining" the wine.
