2017 Beau Vigne Haypress Zinfandel
Bottle (75 cl - Standard)
Beau Vigne is a small winery boutique located at 1400 ft above the famous Napa Valley wine region. The winery gained great popularity because of its great quality Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Their portfolio is enriched with good examples of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay coming from the best vineyards in the region. Robert Parker, the famous wine critic once said that Beau Vigne is one of his favourite wineries especially because it focuses on creating quality wines and not quantity.
California Wines
California is the largest and most important wine region in the USA. The main varieties used to make Californian wines are Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay together with a wide range of traditional more European varieties such as Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel. As for Californian white wines varieties, Sauvignon Blanc comes second right after Chardonnay. Also, California as a wine region hosts some of the most famous vineyards in the world: Napa Valley, Sonoma, Paso Robles and Lodi.
Zinfandel Wines
Zinfandel is a dark-skinned grape variety cultivated in California. The best Primitivo wines in California are produced in Napa and Sonoma wine regions where the variety adapted very well. Zinfandel wines are high in alcohol and tannins with fruit-forward flavours, a specific bitterness and great aging potential. Originating from the Croatian coast, the variety firstly arrived in Southern Italy as Primitivo and afterwards in the United States under the name of Zinfandel.
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