Seebass Vineyards

Seebass Vineyards

Mendocino Old Vine Zinfandel 2013

Light ruby in color with a wide reddish/ brick/ orange rim.

On the nose cherries, blueberries, barnyard, earth, wood, light vanilla, licorice, spices, vegetables, leather and black pepper.

Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with cherries, strawberries, red currants, oak, smoke, tobacco leaf, spices, graphites, herbs, bell pepper, dark coffee and peppercorn.

Medium finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.

This Old Vine Zinfandel from over 100 year old vines is nicely balanced with nice complexity and a very elegant mouthfeel.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly and remove some of the acidity.

This 6 year old, is a gentle wine to drink by itself with good friends, or with food.

Not a typical California Zinfandel.

I paired it with light appetizers.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$45.
— 5 years ago

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Romantik Mendocino Red Blend 2013

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Fantasie Mendocino Grenache Rosé 2016

K mostly this post is like “look I’m a certified somm only 12 of 36 of us passed!” But also like fuck yah this rosé I think I’ve reviewed before but damn it’s a celebration wine. Full. Not sweet. Not dry. Pretty as F. Peaches raspberries vanilla acid and damn it’s good to drink something I won’t be blind-tastes on. Even though I somehow blinded my way through four wines this morning. Before theory and service. Egads so tired so happy didn’t think I’d pass this test! — 6 years ago

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TheSkip

TheSkip

Wonderful!!! Watching somm gave me ptsd over the same type high stakes exams I had to go through. I know your joy and am very happy for you!
Ellen Clifford

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@TheSkip woohoo! What sort of exams are/were you taking? Can’t recall if you’d mentioned them before...

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Grand Reserve Mendocino Chardonnay

It looks light. It tastes not. Well light in body, but more complex than you might imagine. Unless your imagination runneth over. In which case you might MIGHT imagine an acidic shortbread cookie, infused with some citrus and wit — 9 years ago