Winery Zin Alley - Nerelli After Hours

Winery Zin Alley Nerelli After Hours

4.5
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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 world.
The Nerelli After Hours of Winery Zin Alley is a sweet wine from the region of Santa Maria Valley of California.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Nerelli After Hours of Winery Zin Alley in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Zin Alley's Nerelli After Hours.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Nerelli After Hours - 2009
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.6 1 1 1 1 0.5

The best vintages of Nerelli After Hours from Winery Zin Alley are 2009

Informations about the Winery Zin Alley

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Maria Valley in the region of California

The Winery Zin Alley is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Santa Maria Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 15000 of of United States wines
In the top 1500 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
In the top 2500 of sweet wines
In the top 80000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Maria Valley

The wine region of Santa Maria Valley is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Belle Glos or the Domaine Paul Lato produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Maria Valley are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Maria Valley often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, rosemary or balsamic and sometimes also flavors of allspice, menthol or bramble.


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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The word of the wine: Astringent

Said of a wine that is a bit harsh and rough on the palate. Astringency often appears in young red wines that are rich in tannins and need to be rounded out.

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