Winery Truett-Hurst - The Fugitive Red

Winery Truett-HurstThe Fugitive Red

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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 The Fugitive Red of Winery Truett-Hurst is a red wine from the region of Dry Creek Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the The Fugitive Red from the Winery Truett-Hurst

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Fugitive Red of Winery Truett-Hurst in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel, cola

Wine with earth taste

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On the nose the The Fugitive Red of Winery Truett-Hurst in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Truett-Hurst's The Fugitive Red.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.8°
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

The Fugitive Red - 2016
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Fugitive Red - 2015
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
The Fugitive Red - 2014
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
The Fugitive Red - 2013
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Fugitive Red - 2012
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Fugitive Red - 2011
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Fugitive Red - 2010
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of The Fugitive Red from Winery Truett-Hurst are 2014, 2015, 2016, 2013 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Truett-Hurst

The winery offers 40 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Truett Hurst.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Dry Creek Valley in the region of California
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The Winery Truett-Hurst is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Dry Creek Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 6500 of of United States wines
In the top 3000 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

The wine region of Dry Creek Valley

The wine region of Dry Creek Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 414 estates and châteaux in the of Dry Creek Valley, producing 1322 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dry Creek 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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