| | After the actual count, we had a nice lunch and sampled a few wines from the Glunz portfolio and a couple of 'leakers' that we ran across in the cellar. - 1990 Ridge Zinfandel Sonoma County - USA, California, Sonoma County
Soft red crimson color. Medium round haunting spicy raspberry fruit nose. Nice roudn black fruit on the palate with some nice sweetness. Holding up surprisingly well. (92 pts.)
- 2004 Ridge Zinfandel Pagani Ranch - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
I was really surprised by how much I liked this wine - its not a charicture of wine as so many modern zins tend to be, it's the real deal. This wine should age beautifully. Opaque purple black color. Fantastic nose of sweet black fruit, brown sugar, floral, and blackberries. Wow, surprisingly balanced rich black spicy fruit with chocolate notes. Wonderful zin. (94 pts.)
- 2006 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Keefer Ranch Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Full deep pink color. Big bright slightly hot black cherry nose. Big sweet black cherry friut with some graphite notes. Good for the style. (91 pts.)
- 2006 Penner-Ash Pinot Noir Willamette Valley - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Medium pink/purple color. Big nice spicy briar black fruit nose with hints of licorice. Earthy coffee black fruit on the palate with a hint of sweetness at the end. (92 pts.)
- 2003 Spring Mountain Vineyard Elivette - USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
Opaque deep black color. Big bright chocolate black fruit nose with some spice. Big somewhat tight bordeaux black fruit with a nice coffee finish. A very good wine, but not inexpensive either. (93 pts.)
- 2006 Orin Swift The Prisoner - USA, California, Napa Valley
Full opaque purple color. Big bold black fruit nose with sweet and heat. Big sweet black fruit on the palate. Very syrah like. Nice and big, but not terribly interersting or complex. (91 pts.)
|
