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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by AngusRocks on 6/18/2022 & rated 98 points: In addition to two Chateau Lafitte, one of the top three wines I've ever tasted. Thick layer of sediment in bottle and cloudy in the glass. Beautiful garnet color. Distinctly fruity nose (raisins?), reminding one of a fine Port. So bursting with jammy fruit that it almost tastes sweet. Tannins are just a nice frame. Zesty, lingering finish. A complete joy. (618 views) | | | Tasted by SWHighlander on 6/19/2020 & rated 93 points: Drinking well. Flavors have well mixed, mild rusting to fruitiness, dry, balanced. My bottle certainly did not have of the sweetness commented by a couple of other CTers. Great wine. (963 views) | | | Tasted by ChateauLaFeet on 12/5/2019 & rated 92 points: Big black fruit still in the bottle. Next time I will use a finer strainer for the dusty sediment. Tons of fresh blackberries, blueberries, leather, and vanilla. (1054 views) | | | Tasted by Big Juicy Red on 9/17/2019: I've been sitting on this bottle for close to two decades (for no good reason, mind you). My last of three bottles. Shared it with @Chateau de Farmer. I was expecting it to be vinegar and absolutely undrinkable, and was pleasantly surprised to be wrong.
Similar tasting notes as @41HIJINX -- Deep garnet color with noticeable browning at the edge. Inside of bottle coated with a sticky layer of sediment. Tasted more like a port than a zin -- extremely sweet, but not syrupy. Notes of raisin and dried prunes. Tannins are velvety and hardly noticeable. Well past its peak, but still interesting to try and very drinkable. More of a dessert wine now though. (1092 views) | | | Tasted by 41hijinx on 11/18/2018 & rated 91 points: Low neck fill. "..a blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Carignane." Deep garnet color in glass with faint browning. Tons of ripe fruit on palate which balances the 15.1% alcohol. Inside of bottle coated with sludge! Absolutely at peak. (1162 views) | | | Tasted by ZARDO on 11/25/2011 & rated 92 points: I haver always enjoyed this wine. Still showing very well...gret fruit and no real signs of aging. (3629 views) | | | Tasted by elise on 3/27/2010 & rated 85 points: Still a good bottle of wine but losing it's balance a bit over time. It seems to be too jammy and nearly sweet for my palate. If this is your thing, the wine might be right for you. Flavors of black, and red raspberries in abundance. Not much tannin to get in the way and no significant minerality to speak of. Slight hint of wood. (3303 views) | | | Tasted by Happybob on 7/5/2007 & rated 89 points: Wow, this is one jammy wine! I'm not a big fan of jammy wines unless they have lots of structure and this one has pretty good structure so I enjoyed it - with BBQ fare. Definitely a food wine. I'm glad I waited 10 years to drink this bottle as it would have likely been intolerably jammy as a new wine. (3480 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 5/20/2007 & rated 80 points: Dark maroon to brown with fresh dark fruit and leather on the nose. Rich, sweet with port-like fruit. Hot finish. Not my cup of tea. (3518 views) | | | Tasted by Thralow on 12/2/2006 & rated 90 points: certianly could age longer. A little too jammy, and i love jammy. (3865 views) | | | Tasted by trankin on 10/22/2005 & rated 92 points: Dinner at Paul's (Chez Paul): Dark red, translucent. Nose of sweet red raspberry, red fruit, alcohol, and a touch of spice - black pepper and cinnamon I think. Slightly sweet - raspberry preserves, blueberries. Black raspberries, with real pepper - black & white. Nice residual sugar. (2735 views) |
| Marietta Cellars Producer websiteUSAAmerican 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 CountyAlexander Valley Alexander Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
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