Seghesio Family Vineyards

Cortina Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

9.0212 ratings
9.019 pro ratings
Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, 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
Matt Sterr

Softer than the Sonoma County.

Softer than the Sonoma County.

Mar 7th, 2018
Larry Parker

This is one of the best wines we have enjoyed with a bone in rib eye smoked over oak wood on my Primo smoker. I am getting rounded berries that stand proudly next to that steak. Some herbs, maybe sage, but it's hard to tell over the oaked smoked rib eye. All I can tell you is it was a great pairing! Enjoy this Sonoma treat!

This is one of the best wines we have enjoyed with a bone in rib eye smoked over oak wood on my Primo smoker. I am getting rounded berries that stand proudly next to that steak. Some herbs, maybe sage, but it's hard to tell over the oaked smoked rib eye. All I can tell you is it was a great pairing! Enjoy this Sonoma treat!

2 people found it helpfulMay 19th, 2016
Steve Cachia

Very, very smooth taste.

Very, very smooth taste.

1 person found it helpfulOct 8th, 2016
Kenny Baldridge

So good!

So good!

Jul 1st, 2017
Shawn R

@David L thank you so much for sharing this special bottle with Jennifer and I. I know the year was and will always be a special year. Pop and pour, all element are still in play. Fruit and tannins are very pronounced; yet sleek and built to be cellared for at least another 3-5 years. Still jammy, showing powerful ripe black fruits. Defined and structure core of roasted black raspberry. Dried sage and smoke round out a finish that builds for over 45 sec.

@David L thank you so much for sharing this special bottle with Jennifer and I. I know the year was and will always be a special year. Pop and pour, all element are still in play. Fruit and tannins are very pronounced; yet sleek and built to be cellared for at least another 3-5 years. Still jammy, showing powerful ripe black fruits. Defined and structure core of roasted black raspberry. Dried sage and smoke round out a finish that builds for over 45 sec.

Apr 2nd, 2017
Rebecca Fletcher

Black cherry, cocoa and baking spices. M acid, m+ body and tannin. Jammy. Good price point.

Black cherry, cocoa and baking spices. M acid, m+ body and tannin. Jammy. Good price point.

Aug 3rd, 2016
Sipping Fine Wine

Deep red with bright aromas of ripe red fruit. The palate shows raspberry, cherry and plum flavors with notes of pepper and cinnamon spice. Round tannins, good balance give this wine complexity. The finish shows its power, lingering with some leather, oak and cacao tones.

Deep red with bright aromas of ripe red fruit. The palate shows raspberry, cherry and plum flavors with notes of pepper and cinnamon spice. Round tannins, good balance give this wine complexity. The finish shows its power, lingering with some leather, oak and cacao tones.

Mar 28th, 2016
Lara Dunphy Guest

Director Sales & Marketing Black Cordon Vineyards, Sixteen by Twenty Wines

8.9

Good fruit, easy to drink. A bit high on the alcohol, but it's not overwhelming.

Good fruit, easy to drink. A bit high on the alcohol, but it's not overwhelming.

May 26th, 2015
Shay A
8.9

Raspberry flavor definitely present. Fruit upfront, but slowly dissipates appropriately.

Raspberry flavor definitely present. Fruit upfront, but slowly dissipates appropriately.

Mar 17th, 2015
H
9.0

I usually like lighter reds but this surprised me positively. Balanced, slightly spicy and quite suave wine. We pared this with hard cheeses.

I usually like lighter reds but this surprised me positively. Balanced, slightly spicy and quite suave wine. We pared this with hard cheeses.

Dec 25th, 2014