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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2013 (based on 32 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.7 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 26 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by wicho on 7/5/2017 & rated 89 points: Well rounded, nice nose, smooth tannins. (2043 views) | | | Tasted by Mjc1310 on 2/19/2013 & rated 89 points: Spicy (5854 views) | | | Tasted by Rktekt3 on 2/16/2013 & rated 87 points: Something of a daily drinker. Not great but certainly good. (3818 views) | | | Tasted by Mjc1310 on 12/23/2012 & rated 90 points: Nose on cork was bad but the overall nose was very good. Nice string favors (3990 views) | | | Tasted by VinhoDaSilva on 12/21/2012 & rated 87 points: Very good but needs a chance to open up. Seemed a bit hot at the beginning but then mellowed out nicely. Not as balanced as I'd like, but still a good drinker. (3701 views) | | | Tasted by Rickfell on 5/30/2012 & rated 92 points: Same as last time, I like this zin (3234 views) | | | Tasted by Palafo on 4/24/2012 & rated 87 points: Ripe, rich fruit, toasty vanilla, full body (1568 views) | | | Tasted by snarfglk on 3/5/2012 & rated 88 points: Nice fruit but a tad overripe to detract from the Zin experience. (1755 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 1/28/2012 & rated 83 points: 2012 ZAP: Grand Tasting and K&L Tasting; 1/20/2012-1/28/2012 (The Concourse, San Francisco, and K&L, Redwood City, California): VA, ripe berry nose; oaky, berry palate; medium finish (5323 views) | | | Tasted by bjamesclark on 1/7/2012 & rated 88 points: Deep ruby colored wine with high viscosity and medium concentration.
On the nose black plum, wild raspberry, with fresh dill notes firmly backing. light oak and maple ancillary aromas.
The palate is lively with juicy raspberry, strawberry preserve, white peppercorn, and bourbon flavors that finish with rich vanilla, toasty oak and firm tannins. (1904 views) | | | Tasted by Rickfell on 10/29/2011 & rated 92 points: Very good zin, I got red berry fruit, some chocolate, a little spice, maybe cinnamon and cloves. Great mouthfeel not too tart. (1764 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/28/2012)
(The Federalist Wines Zinfandel The Federalist Visionary) VA, ripe berry nose; oaky, berry palate; medium finish 83 points |
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| The Federalist Wines 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 CountyDry Creek Valley Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley | Dry Creek Valley Association | Appellation America | San Francisco Chronicle Article |
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