Dry Creek Vineyard
Heritage Vines Sonoma County Zinfandel
Sonoma County, California, USA
Blind dinner, open theme, at Little Cat Lodge, Hillsdale, NY.
Blind dinner, open theme, at Little Cat Lodge, Hillsdale, NY.
Feb 6th, 2024
Plummy purple red in color, dense pigment extraction. Cherry raspberry flavors with a hint of prune in aftertaste, light to moderate skin astringency. Good acidity
Plummy purple red in color, dense pigment extraction. Cherry raspberry flavors with a hint of prune in aftertaste, light to moderate skin astringency. Good acidity
Dec 24th, 2019
Deep ruby color. Aromas of cranberry, boysenberry, cocoa and baking spices. Flavors of black cherry, blackberry, mocha and black pepper.
🥇 92 points - Wine Enthusiasts
🥇 91 points - Wine Spectator
#64 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2019
Deep ruby color. Aromas of cranberry, boysenberry, cocoa and baking spices. Flavors of black cherry, blackberry, mocha and black pepper.
🥇 92 points - Wine Enthusiasts
🥇 91 points - Wine Spectator
#64 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2019
Notes of cherry and blueberry with hints of rose. A bite of acid and tannins on the finish.
Notes of cherry and blueberry with hints of rose. A bite of acid and tannins on the finish.
Feb 12th, 2020
Harvested August 31 and September 23, 2017. Aged in oak barrels for 14 months. 77% zinfandel, 21% petite sirah, 2% carignane. 14.8% alcohol.
Harvested August 31 and September 23, 2017. Aged in oak barrels for 14 months. 77% zinfandel, 21% petite sirah, 2% carignane. 14.8% alcohol.
Dec 26th, 2019Smooth and soft fruit flavors. Easy drinking wine.
Smooth and soft fruit flavors. Easy drinking wine.
Dec 17th, 2019
Not impressed. Maybe too young but aerated and let sit and still didn’t really open up.
Not impressed. Maybe too young but aerated and let sit and still didn’t really open up.
Nov 28th, 2019
Smooth and well paired with short ribs
Smooth and well paired with short ribs
Oct 13th, 2019
Good value, agree with other notes but a wired after taste
Good value, agree with other notes but a wired after taste
Sep 17th, 2019