Red Hills Lake County Zinfandel
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-smoked barbecue pork ribs, grilled pepper-crusted ribeye steak, and hearty wild mushroom wood-fired pizza.
✨ Technical Specifications
Beringer, one of California's most historic and enduring wineries founded in 1876, ventures beyond its Napa Valley roots to source this expressive Zinfandel from the rugged Red Hills Lake County AVA. Perched at high elevations in the shadow of Mount Konocti, the vineyards are defined by their dramatic, iron-rich red volcanic soils littered with black obsidian glass. This unique terroir, combined with intense mountain sunlight and cooling breezes from nearby Clear Lake, yields a Zinfandel of exceptional structure and intensity. The wine typically showcases concentrated flavors of blackberry, dark plum, and wild bramble, accented by signature notes of cracked black pepper and earthy minerals. Aged in a selection of French and American oak barrels, it balances robust tannins with a vibrant acidity that reflects its high-altitude origin.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1876 by brothers Jacob and Frederick Beringer, Beringer Vineyards holds the distinction of being California's oldest continuously operating winery, situated in the heart of St. Helena in Napa Valley. Pioneers of early Napa winemaking, the Beringer brothers engineered hand-dug limestone caves and gravity-fed cellars to craft refined, ageworthy wines. Today, owned by Treasury Wine Estates, the historic estate maintains an uncompromising dedication to site-specific viticulture across prime Napa Valley and Knights Valley terroirs. Beringer is internationally celebrated for its flagship Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, alongside complex single-vineyard expressions and botrytized dessert wines like Nightingale.