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| Drinking window: Drink between 2010 and 2013 (based on 2 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ckeilah on 1/13/2015 & rated 79 points: A great wall of Sonoma yeast comes charging out of the glass, followed by a trail punished duster of fruity horse sweat and trollop twat. Let it never be said that Woot! wines have anything remotely resembling consistency. This apparently emanates from that no-mans hinterland of sublime dreck. (1406 views) | | | Tasted by merryberry on 7/13/2013 & rated 87 points: Deep dark ruby. Crushed raspberry, leather and earth nose. Medium to full bodied, dirty cranberries, turbo black cherries, pepper, heat, copious sweet tannins, dark chocolate, and a medium finish. Fruit forward but not out of control. (2077 views) | | | Tasted by ckeilah on 5/19/2011 & rated 90 points: Pop and pour: lots of wood and earth, forest and brambleberries on the nose. Boysenberries and cherry mouth. Delicious! (1988 views) | | | Tasted by richardhod on 1/19/2011 & rated 91 points: Most surprised as to how good this Zin is.
Good tart fruits on the nose, tart rapsberry and boysenberry, leather and fresh tobacco, and other things I can't place. Spicy. Lovely balance, and not OTT. Fresh, with some zippy minerality. nice acid backbone, and even a little soft tannin on the finish. Neatly mineral, and a long long finish, wiht the fruits present still.
Slighty tidddly after hald a bottle of this stuff. Went well with homemade Tamales. (2790 views) | | | Tasted by smokeshowing on 11/26/2010 & rated 92 points: Here again, no formal tasting notes as this wine was consumed during the annual Thanksgiving bacchanal at Casa de Rose. Through a haze of turkey, taters, stuffing, and something I can't quite recall, we enjoyed this wine, dare I say, as a means to wash down the components of the meal.
From what I remember everyone found this to be a really decent match for the Thanksgiving flavors. Bold enough to dance with all of the craziness being passed around the table, but restrained enough that no one felt they were getting beat over the head with a high octane fruit explosion.
Moments before unbuttoning my Levi's and going fully horizontal on the sofa, just in time to watch Drew B. remind the Cowboys why they suck, I made a mental note that Roadhouse kicked ass on this wine and I wish I had more in the closet. Fairly pronounced dark fruit on the nose and a nice balance of ripe black cherries and spice on the palate.
If you can, hit these guys up and grab some!
http://fearnowine.com/ (2339 views) | | | Tasted by PhilSandifer on 9/14/2010 & rated 95 points: I decanted this less than I had the previous bottle, and man did it benefit from it - the aggressive fruitiness that decanting takes away balances beautifully with the spicy burn that is the mark of a great Zinfandel. The result is an incredible wine that balances spice and fruit. I ate with a plate of spicy chili, and it was a revelation - the spiciness and heat of the two complimented each other, while the Zinfandel's fruity front contrasted the earthiness of the chili. Absolutely stunning. (2101 views) | | | Tasted by PhilSandifer on 6/2/2010 & rated 90 points: A pleasant wine with a strong, spicy finish that stops short of the over the top lunacy of some Zinfandels. (1782 views) | | | Tasted by oog on 4/30/2010 & rated 89 points: Nose:Very fruity. Like a grape and raspberry preserves thats being heated. Taste: super intense blueberries and cream. A touch of tobacco/smoke on the finish. I get something unpleasant at the back of my throat that I wonder if could be smoke taint, but I'm not sure. This wine is otherwise delicious (though def pushing on fruit bomb) and I will definitely be noting future zins from this winery. (1721 views) |
| Roadhouse Winery Producer websiteZinfandel ZAP: Zinfandel Advocates & Producers | Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wikipedia-ZinfandelUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyRussian River Valley Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia |
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