St. Francis Winery
Reserve Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Diasappointing in two respects. First, I got this as a “mystery” wine from Garagiste. It wasn’t expensive, but I don’t expect Garagiste to foist a 15.6%, jammy Zin, with residual sugar, in a bottle as heavy as a howitzer shell, on its clientele. Second, why make a Zin like this from amazing Dry Creek terroir? Leave this sort of jam bomb to the folks in f-ing Lodi. Doing this to what were likely potentially amazing raw materials is a sin.
Diasappointing in two respects. First, I got this as a “mystery” wine from Garagiste. It wasn’t expensive, but I don’t expect Garagiste to foist a 15.6%, jammy Zin, with residual sugar, in a bottle as heavy as a howitzer shell, on its clientele. Second, why make a Zin like this from amazing Dry Creek terroir? Leave this sort of jam bomb to the folks in f-ing Lodi. Doing this to what were likely potentially amazing raw materials is a sin.
Apr 15th, 2022#zinfandel
Deep purple in the glass with jammy notes of black fruit on the nose. The palate has plenty of #junkinthetrunk with ripe round flavors of black plums, blackberries, black cherries, and a dark chocolate in the finish. 9 out of 10.
#zinfandel
Deep purple in the glass with jammy notes of black fruit on the nose. The palate has plenty of #junkinthetrunk with ripe round flavors of black plums, blackberries, black cherries, and a dark chocolate in the finish. 9 out of 10.
...now this was some inky yummy goodness... Paired my pasta perfectly...
...now this was some inky yummy goodness... Paired my pasta perfectly...
Mar 13th, 2018
Delicious! Round, bold, smooth. Low tannins and high fruit. Big raspberries, chocolate and hints of blackberries and cherries
Delicious! Round, bold, smooth. Low tannins and high fruit. Big raspberries, chocolate and hints of blackberries and cherries
Mar 24th, 2017
Very smooth Zinfandel. Nice with chicken parmigiana.
Very smooth Zinfandel. Nice with chicken parmigiana.
Jan 15th, 2017Like a Super Tuscan Cabernet. Full bodied, strong fruit.
Like a Super Tuscan Cabernet. Full bodied, strong fruit.
Dec 26th, 2016
