Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.7

Smells delicious but a bit lighter body than you would expect, hot alcohol and a bit jammy as it’s lacking tartness. For a value #zinfandel I like the Bogel I’ve tasted recently much better. That being said, Scott Harvey sets the standard for Amador County Zins. — 9 days ago

MICHAEL COOPER

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.9

#oldvines #zinfandel #californiawine — 3 months ago

MICHAEL COOPER

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.9

I’m over #zinfandel I’ve really tried many with much hope and yet I’ve almost never been happily surprised. This is a lovely expression and yet it doesn’t do it for me. I prefer #garnacha from Spain. — 8 months ago

David Kline

9.0

Funky cinnamon-plums, baked apples, carrot cake and blackberries. Wild strawberries, sloe berries, sweet, black pepper, blueberry muffin and pencil tip scents. Lean and meaty black currant, sour cherry and blackberry with grape leaves, black plum reduction and fig. Satisfying and multi-textured! #zinfandel #CarolShelton #Mendocino #Healdsburg #oldvine — a year ago

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Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Jammy bramble fruit, cherry, oaky vanilla and a touch of white pepper on the nose. Fruit-forward character carries through in your mouth, peppery zing continues plus finish featuring dark chocolate but plenty of lush tartness for balance and nice tannin structure. Admirably restrained use of oak by Bogel at this price point; for $8 at Total Wine I can’t imagine a better QPR #zinfandel . — a month ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

I didn’t have high expectations for this value #lodi #zinfandel. Blackberry jam aromas dominate. In the mouth there’s the expected rich briar fruit flood but it’s quickly followed by nice acid structure, dark chocolate and coffee notes mid-palate, faint warming spices and tongue-coating tannins on the long finish. It is unexpectedly quaffable and a dandy value at $11 from #wsjwineclub — 4 months ago

Paul Juster

9.2

.@mantrawine Deep, rich, dark fruit, boysenberry, plum, tobacco, spice. Delicious! Available now at the #Danville @costco for under $20!!! A blend of #Zinfandel, #CabSauv, #Syrah, and #Merlot — a year ago

CookDrinkFeast

9.0

#zinfandel
The scent of black fruit explodes out of the bottle. In the glass, the nose has blackberries, spicce, and tobacco. The palate is juicy and fruity with black fruit and spice. — 2 months ago

CookDrinkFeast

8.5

#Zinfandel The nose is nonexistent but burns with alcohol. The palate is ripe, round black plums, and pepper with a little acidity in the finish. Medium-bodied. Good with spicy meatballs, tomato sauce, and mozzarella. — 2 months ago

MICHAEL COOPER

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

Pretty amazing to taste a 2013 #zinfandel in 2019 and find it still alive and kicking and #wellbalanced There’s something to be said here about wines. With a sense of place and defending “native” varietals. — a year ago