Valley of the Moon
Sonoma County Zinfandel
Sonoma County, California, USA
Blend of 99% Zinfandel & 1% Sangiovese, Ruby with aromas of red fruits and pepper spice. On the palate flavors of cherry, strawberry and blueberry with pepper spice. Fine chewy tannins, vivid acidity, nice balance, medium finish ending with a fruit character and slight notice of alcohol. Good value!
Blend of 99% Zinfandel & 1% Sangiovese, Ruby with aromas of red fruits and pepper spice. On the palate flavors of cherry, strawberry and blueberry with pepper spice. Fine chewy tannins, vivid acidity, nice balance, medium finish ending with a fruit character and slight notice of alcohol. Good value!
May 12th, 2022
12½ % alc.
An old non-vintage bottling.
As for the age I would guess this to be somewhere late 60's to early 70's (as the bottle is embossed 4/5 quart which I believe was discontinued for the metric 750ml in 1979) and also has the "classic" plastic/rubber foil found on a lot of oldies from that time.
Being a bit of a history buff when it comes to CA's wine industry I'm very humbled when opening these pieces of history.
Amazingly this held up to 24+ hours of aeration without loosing any life...and actually got better!!
12½ % alc.
An old non-vintage bottling.
As for the age I would guess this to be somewhere late 60's to early 70's (as the bottle is embossed 4/5 quart which I believe was discontinued for the metric 750ml in 1979) and also has the "classic" plastic/rubber foil found on a lot of oldies from that time.
Being a bit of a history buff when it comes to CA's wine industry I'm very humbled when opening these pieces of history.
Amazingly this held up to 24+ hours of aeration without loosing any life...and actually got better!!
18 mos. French Oak. Big and rich with no lack of oak and tannin.
18 mos. French Oak. Big and rich with no lack of oak and tannin.
Feb 25th, 2016
Blackberry, mocha, raspberry, oak and vanilla. Great structure and soft tannins.
Blackberry, mocha, raspberry, oak and vanilla. Great structure and soft tannins.
Jan 11th, 2015
Cooked dark fruit, tobacco, balanced tannins
Cooked dark fruit, tobacco, balanced tannins
Feb 14th, 2020
First bottle good. Second bottle few weeks later bad. One more try?
First bottle good. Second bottle few weeks later bad. One more try?
Dec 5th, 2019Damn tasty. Round and a little spicy and super juicy.
Damn tasty. Round and a little spicy and super juicy.
Nov 23rd, 2018