Zin Valle Vineyards

Casa Madero

3V Valle de Parras Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2022

Medium ruby in color; blackberries, plums, and graphite on the nose; high acidity; high tannins; tastes like cherries, dried figs, and wet slate with a long finish. Nellie, Lizzy, and I like it. — 13 days ago

Nellie Bauman
with Nellie

Ridge Vineyards

Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend 2022

Zach D
9.1

On the nose black raspberry, black cherry, Asian five spice, some black tea. Good dose of acidity for a zin based wine; some tannin as well. More black raspberry, black cherry, hint of smoke, blackberry and spice on the palate. I don’t usually go for this type of wine (higher etoh, somewhat warmer and riper style) however given the old vine character, Ridge is a producer I do come back to every once and a while. Did hit the spot on a cold night. — 4 days ago

Pooneet, Ira and 7 others liked this

A. Rafanelli

Unfiltered Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2022

Nice Zin. Paired with our lamb. — 2 months ago

Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite

Los Vascos Valle de Colchagua Cabernet Sauvignon 1697

1997(!) vintage. What a nice surprise. Still very much alive, a most pleasurable light Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon. I would have never expected the entry level of Los Vascos to age this well. Abv. 12,5%. — 13 days ago

Peter and Tom liked this

Abbazia di Novacella (Stiftskellerei Neustift)

Stiftskellerei Neustift Kerner 2023

Clean, crisp, alpine, a bit of menthol. — a month ago

Tom liked this

Ridge Vineyards

East Bench Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2009

Excellent Zin with a lot of fruits; blackberries, cranberries and some dark cherries. Also, spice, cedar and more. Did not know what to expect as Zin’s don’t go for a lot of aging. Happy I found this one in my cellar and have a couple of other Ridge wines I need to drink up.

I stopped purchasing Ridge years ago as I got into lighter wines. Visited Ridge Winery last century and had an excellent tasting as I remember and met and chatted with Paul Draper.
— a month ago

Dalla Valle Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1997

Little old but still have a lot of character. Enjoyed it. — 22 days ago

Ira, LM and 5 others liked this

Alexander Valley Vineyards

Sin Zin Zinfandel 2018

ESF
8.9

Seen this for years and thought it was Lodi for some reason, but this is legit Sonoma fruit and made in a very traditional way: all brambly and spicy, great extract and personality. Balanced and cohesive all the way thru modest finish. Great QPR as well — a month ago

Tom, Doug and 1 other liked this

Bedrock Wine Co.

Old Vine Zinfandel

Pairs well with empanadas. Quite smooth, a little spicy but a well rounded Old Vine Zin. — a month ago

Bodegas Salentein

Portillo Valle De Uco Malbec

Fruity without being sweet — 2 months ago