Valley of the Moon

Sonoma County Zinfandel

8.970 ratings
8.88 pro ratings
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
Sipping Fine Wine

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
Henrik Poulsen

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!!

Apr 24th, 2016
Matt Sterr

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
Michael Chelus

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
Carly Drake

Amazing for the price $7 at Trader

Amazing for the price $7 at Trader

Oct 11th, 2013
Joe F
8.5

Cooked dark fruit, tobacco, balanced tannins

Cooked dark fruit, tobacco, balanced tannins

Feb 14th, 2020
Neil McKechnie

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, 2019
Stuart Rodriguez

Damn tasty. Round and a little spicy and super juicy.

Damn tasty. Round and a little spicy and super juicy.

Nov 23rd, 2018
Alex Healey

Surprisingly yummy!

Surprisingly yummy!

Aug 25th, 2018
Rusty Beall

Good. With pasta. Would buy again.

Good. With pasta. Would buy again.

Mar 13th, 2018