Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Third and last bottle of the vintage. Definitely yum for an old school Cali Zin, but relatively sedate or refined versus trad Zinfandels. Needs two hours minimum decanting.
Third and last bottle of the vintage. Definitely yum for an old school Cali Zin, but relatively sedate or refined versus trad Zinfandels. Needs two hours minimum decanting.
Jan 26th, 2020Purple-red, moderately to highly extracted pigment, very good clarity. Leather, mint-eucalyptus and red fruit (raspberry, strawberry, maybe blackberry) notes in nose, with a hint of butter and prune. Black currant and butterscotch flavors, some seed bitterness and chewy tongue coating tannins in finish. Mild skin astringency initially. Needs time for tannins to die down, but flavors are “good to go” on opening the bottle. Tart cherry and an almost-cranberry flavor emerge after 90 minutes. Yummier than I remember my previous tasting of this vintage.
Purple-red, moderately to highly extracted pigment, very good clarity. Leather, mint-eucalyptus and red fruit (raspberry, strawberry, maybe blackberry) notes in nose, with a hint of butter and prune. Black currant and butterscotch flavors, some seed bitterness and chewy tongue coating tannins in finish. Mild skin astringency initially. Needs time for tannins to die down, but flavors are “good to go” on opening the bottle. Tart cherry and an almost-cranberry flavor emerge after 90 minutes. Yummier than I remember my previous tasting of this vintage.
Apr 14th, 2019Generous tasting Zin. Great finish. A Dry Creek Zin with polish.
Generous tasting Zin. Great finish. A Dry Creek Zin with polish.
Mar 3rd, 2019
Classic Sonoma/Dry Creek Zin! Intense aromas of red and black berries with lots of baking spices. The pallet is full of those same berry and baking spice flavors along with a smokey/meaty vanilla finish. Just a hint of dark chocolate. Great with Summertime BBQ!
Classic Sonoma/Dry Creek Zin! Intense aromas of red and black berries with lots of baking spices. The pallet is full of those same berry and baking spice flavors along with a smokey/meaty vanilla finish. Just a hint of dark chocolate. Great with Summertime BBQ!
Jul 18th, 2020Great big zin nose, pallets a little disappointing but not bad.
Great big zin nose, pallets a little disappointing but not bad.
Feb 23rd, 2020Very dark garnet colored, this is a full bodied and robust wine. Lively and full of fruit with aromas of plums and blackberries. Finishes with a nice grip and alcohol burn.
Very dark garnet colored, this is a full bodied and robust wine. Lively and full of fruit with aromas of plums and blackberries. Finishes with a nice grip and alcohol burn.
Dec 3rd, 2018Blackberry compote with touches of leather, smoke, black pepper and baking spices. Full bodied but light at the same time. Nice long and smooth finish. Excellent QPR. Thank you for sharing this one, Ron Bevacqua.
Blackberry compote with touches of leather, smoke, black pepper and baking spices. Full bodied but light at the same time. Nice long and smooth finish. Excellent QPR. Thank you for sharing this one, Ron Bevacqua.
Aug 25th, 2018
Sarah had this 7 years ago
Sarah had this 7 years ago
May 24th, 2018
