Winery Wattle Creek - Primitivo

Winery Wattle CreekPrimitivo

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 Primitivo of Winery Wattle Creek is a red wine from the region of Yorkville Highlands of California.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Details and technical informations about Winery Wattle Creek's Primitivo.

Winemaker
Matt Michael
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

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

Primitivo - 2012
In the top 100 of of Yorkville Highlands wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Primitivo from Winery Wattle Creek are 2012

Informations about the Winery Wattle Creek

The winery offers 52 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Boisset Collection.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yorkville Highlands in the region of California

The Winery Wattle Creek is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Yorkville Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 50000 of of United States wines
In the top 35000 of of Yorkville Highlands wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Yorkville Highlands

The wine region of Yorkville Highlands is located in the region of Mendocino County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Williams Selyem or the Domaine Belle Glos produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yorkville Highlands are Pinot noir, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yorkville Highlands often reveals types of flavors of cream, tree fruit or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, cedar or rhubarb.


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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