Frank Family Vineyards
Napa Valley Zinfandel
Napa Valley, California, USA
This is a very sophisticated Zin. Sophisticated as in raised-on-classical-but-moved-to-big-city-and-got-into-BillieEilish-but-go- waltzing-for-fun way. Shall I be textbook? Let’s.
Eye: medium ruby red thick big ol’ tears
Nose: leaps out! Licorice red/blue/black fruit but mostly like stewed dried cranberries and spice and vanilla bean
Tongue (mine) dry, medium acid, medium plush ripe tannins, high booze level (checking to see if I was correct)ohhhh 14.8! So yeah high abv.
Body is medium plus. Intensity medium plus. It’s all ripe and raisined purple plum, black cherries, blackberries and all of these fruits are dried and ripe plus a handful of blueberries and a slosh of vanilla bean liqueur and some allspice or even...velvet falernum. Finish is medium plus.
This is a Zin I want in my life forevs
This is a very sophisticated Zin. Sophisticated as in raised-on-classical-but-moved-to-big-city-and-got-into-BillieEilish-but-go- waltzing-for-fun way. Shall I be textbook? Let’s.
Eye: medium ruby red thick big ol’ tears
Nose: leaps out! Licorice red/blue/black fruit but mostly like stewed dried cranberries and spice and vanilla bean
Tongue (mine) dry, medium acid, medium plush ripe tannins, high booze level (checking to see if I was correct)ohhhh 14.8! So yeah high abv.
Body is medium plus. Intensity medium plus. It’s all ripe and raisined purple plum, black cherries, blackberries and all of these fruits are dried and ripe plus a handful of blueberries and a slosh of vanilla bean liqueur and some allspice or even...velvet falernum. Finish is medium plus.
This is a Zin I want in my life forevs
Smooth, bold with lots of black fruit, oak notes and cola / licorice
Smooth, bold with lots of black fruit, oak notes and cola / licorice
Feb 21st, 2021
Maybe not quite as good as Rombauer, but still quite good.
Maybe not quite as good as Rombauer, but still quite good.
Apr 6th, 2020
Fruit forward for sure but light and easy to drink.
Fruit forward for sure but light and easy to drink.
Feb 15th, 2020
Always a solid choice, FF regularly delivers a solid wine. Don’t be afraid to bring this to a dinner party of wine lovers.
Always a solid choice, FF regularly delivers a solid wine. Don’t be afraid to bring this to a dinner party of wine lovers.
Oct 31st, 2019Light body, nice summer red wine. Got it at Pitch, finished at Tim and Beth’s. Would buy again. $35 on half price wine day.
Light body, nice summer red wine. Got it at Pitch, finished at Tim and Beth’s. Would buy again. $35 on half price wine day.
Aug 25th, 2019
Not the pepper taste of a typical Zinfandel. More fruit forward and similar to a Pinot Noir or Shiraz
Not the pepper taste of a typical Zinfandel. More fruit forward and similar to a Pinot Noir or Shiraz
Jul 21st, 2019Very smooth! Pepper and smmmmoooothh
Very smooth! Pepper and smmmmoooothh
May 14th, 2019
