Berryessa Gap

Yolo County Zinfandel

8.818 ratings
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Yolo County, Central Valley, California, USA
Zinfandel
Lamb, Chicken, Turkey, White Rice, Pasta, Potato, Herbs, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Tomato-Based, Duck, Exotic Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pork, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Beef, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Daniel Sullivan

Translucent ruby-garnet color.
Bright red cherry nose with subtle baking spice oak notes.
Tangy mineral acidity with chalky velvety tannins on finish.

Translucent ruby-garnet color.
Bright red cherry nose with subtle baking spice oak notes.
Tangy mineral acidity with chalky velvety tannins on finish.

Mar 7th, 2024
Suhaib Abdali

Nice zin with solid earthy notes without being overpowering.

Nice zin with solid earthy notes without being overpowering.

Dec 3rd, 2021
Tree Kilpatrick

Kinda rusty color with some ruby. Smells like smokey, super ripe strawberries. Not exactly a classic Zin nose, more subtle. Flavors are pretty jammy and smooth. Bit of cherry jam later. It’s a lighter style. Perhaps Zin for those who aren’t into the bombastic ones. Valley Zin that drinks like coastal.

Kinda rusty color with some ruby. Smells like smokey, super ripe strawberries. Not exactly a classic Zin nose, more subtle. Flavors are pretty jammy and smooth. Bit of cherry jam later. It’s a lighter style. Perhaps Zin for those who aren’t into the bombastic ones. Valley Zin that drinks like coastal.

Jun 9th, 2021
Hugh O'Riordan

A fun jammy zin. Not much spice.

A fun jammy zin. Not much spice.

Apr 17th, 2019
Tree Kilpatrick

Grape jam, jelly. (But the good kind). Kinda fruit fierce, but not too overwhelming. Elegant, simple and smooth.

Grape jam, jelly. (But the good kind). Kinda fruit fierce, but not too overwhelming. Elegant, simple and smooth.

Feb 14th, 2019
Beryl Simpson

Good! Oak flavor

Good! Oak flavor

Nov 2nd, 2017
Tree Kilpatrick

Bit of heady, meaty nose. Red fruits and smoke. Balance is great with tannins and smoke in there. Kinda a balancing act between the two CA Zin styles. Hits the spots.

Bit of heady, meaty nose. Red fruits and smoke. Balance is great with tannins and smoke in there. Kinda a balancing act between the two CA Zin styles. Hits the spots.

May 30th, 2017
marzell

This is my second tasting notes ever. Aroma is 7/10 fruity like a lot of Cali zin, combined with sweet new Cali oak vanilla to provide a heavy fruit nose overall. However, the flavor argues against the oak, lacking any cover-up plastic taste. Was this only aged in new oak for a few months before bottling? Kinda reminds me of dry hopping beer, as it has the aroma without a strong vanilla oak flavor. Medium-high body with a hint of sugar/caramel but low viscosity. Absolutely no meniscus qualities to be seen at all. Would drink again, recommend with highly contrasting foods like cheese or creamy pasta, but not a big winner overall

This is my second tasting notes ever. Aroma is 7/10 fruity like a lot of Cali zin, combined with sweet new Cali oak vanilla to provide a heavy fruit nose overall. However, the flavor argues against the oak, lacking any cover-up plastic taste. Was this only aged in new oak for a few months before bottling? Kinda reminds me of dry hopping beer, as it has the aroma without a strong vanilla oak flavor. Medium-high body with a hint of sugar/caramel but low viscosity. Absolutely no meniscus qualities to be seen at all. Would drink again, recommend with highly contrasting foods like cheese or creamy pasta, but not a big winner overall

Oct 13th, 2016
Nick Don Vito

Nick had this 6 years ago

Nick had this 6 years ago

Jan 12th, 2019
Basak Kaya

Basak had this 9 years ago

Basak had this 9 years ago

Jan 6th, 2016