{"product_id":"restaurant-212-wijn-bij-de-ossenstaart-1","title":"Restaurant 212 - Wine with the Oxtail ","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeep red color. Beautiful aromas of black fruit, such as cassis and blackberries. Full, concentrated flavor, with an appealing freshness. Lush notes of plums, currants, blackberries, and rosehip. The finish shows light oak with a sweet spiciness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassification: AVA Sonoma County\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eColor: Powerful red wine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCountry: United States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: California, Sonoma County\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProducer: Seghesio Family Vineyards, Healdsburg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrape varieties: zinfandel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaking: The grapes for this wine come from the cool Dry Creek Valley and the warmer Alexander Valley. In the vineyard, a strict selection already takes place, only healthy and ripe grapes are handpicked. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks for 10 days, during which the wine is regularly pumped over the skins for extra flavor and color. Afterwards, the wine matures on average 1 year in barrels made from French (75%) and American oak (25%). About 30% of these barrels are renewed each year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProducer information: In 1895, Italian immigrants Edoardo Seghesio and his wife Angela settled from Piedmont in California in the hamlet of Chianti in Alexander Valley, a part of Sonoma County. They bought 4 hectares of vineyard there and in 1902 a winery was built. The vineyard was given the obvious name: Home Ranch. Currently, the Home Ranch vineyard covers more than 50 ha, and in addition, another 110 ha are owned in Russian River Valley, Alexander Valley, and in Dry Creek Valley. A total of 7 plots, located on different soils in climatically diverse areas. In addition to Home Ranch, they also own Chianti Station in Alexander Valley (with the oldest sangiovese plantings in the US from 1910), River Road\/Ranch (1942), Chen’s Vineyard (1957) in Dry Creek Valley, Lone Oak (1960) in Alexander Valley, Keyhole Ranch (1962), and the recently purchased Montafi vineyard (2014), both in Russian River. Furthermore, Seghesio has been buying grapes for years from old vineyards from various ‘family grape growers’. Today, the estate is run by the 4th and 5th generation Seghesio. Ted Seghesio handed over the winemaker’s baton in 2015 to Andy Robinson. Jim Neumiller is doing the same, and son Ned is now responsible for the vineyards. Seghesio works sustainably and uses cover crops in the vineyard, advanced energy (solar panels) and water management, and has been taking good care of their (Mexican) staff for years in their own Hacienda. Seghesio’s Zinfandel is considered one of the best in Sonoma Valley. This is thanks to the very old vines, extremely low yield per hectare, rigorous selection of healthy grapes upon arrival in the cellar, and the most modern equipment for winemaking. Seghesio specializes in Italian varieties such as vermentino, barbera, sangiovese, works with exciting field blends based on zinfandel with some old carignane, petite sirah, grenache, etc., and has recently also started making chardonnay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArea data: Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, has a very diverse soil. About 25,000 hectares are planted with a large number of different grape varieties. The area features mountain ridges and several valleys, three of which are mentioned above. The AVA (American Viticultural Area) Sonoma County stretches from the Pacific Coast in the west to the Mayacamas Mountains in the east and has within its borders more than 425 wineries and 18 AVAs, including Alexander Valley (5,847 ha), Dry Creek Valley (3,259 ha), Russian River Valley (5,623 ha), Sonoma Valley (2,252 ha), Rockpile (77 ha), Chalk Hill (603 ha), and Carneros (2,622 ha). If a producer blends grapes from several of these AVAs in a wine, they may use the AVA Sonoma County. Under the influence of the Pacific Ocean and the fog in the valley from San Pablo Bay, there is a moderate climate. In several places, the morning fog manages to penetrate the area. It is cool in the south, and the temperature rises as you go further north. The Mayacamas Mountains in the east provide shelter to the northern part. It is difficult to describe the character of Sonoma County wines in general; too much depends on the grape, location, and the winery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eServing suggestions: With spicy grilled red meat, game, stews, spicy, hard and blue-veined cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eServing temperature: 16 to 18ºC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOther information: The pride of Seghesio are the authentic Zinfandel vines, which are among the oldest in California. The Zinfandel grape was long considered a native grape variety of California. For a long time, there was uncertainty about its origin, with names such as Primitivo, Crljenak, Dobricic, and Plavac Mali from Croatia being mentioned. Recent research using DNA technology at the University of Davis in California put an end to all uncertainty: Zinfandel and Crljenak (the oldest known name: Tribidrag) are identical.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Restaurant 212","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503687635286,"sku":"CLAC-5626-","price":47.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/1210\/8718\/files\/sanoma.png?v=1761081246","url":"https:\/\/exploresous.com\/en-be\/products\/restaurant-212-wine-with-oxtail-1","provider":"SOUS ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}