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| Drinking window: Drink between 2007 and 2012 (based on 19 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.7 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Eagleputt on 12/4/2011 & rated 90 points: Still drinking very nicely, although near the peak IMO. Drink up. (1365 views) | | | Tasted by gutt22 on 2/10/2009: 14.9% alcohol. Pretty red color. Lovely bouquet of cherry, spice, and minerals. In the mouth, fatter and more voluptuous than, say, the 2003 or 2006 of this wine. Loads of fruit, with less spice character than in some vintages. Excellent acidity. Solid finish. A really nice wine, as it always is. B+/A- (1241 views) | | | Tasted by LPskeleton on 9/12/2007 & rated 89 points: 13.9 alcohol that sticks out just a little on the nose. Very bright red cherry aromatics with a little raspberry reduction thrown in for good measure.. also a little dusty basement action going on. Soft soft texture. a hint of alcohol, similar to the nose. good length with very sweet-rich red fruit flavors. Not much tannin or structure. bad QPR when it comes to getting cheaper zins at same quality, but for some reason i really liked this wine at the vineyard, and enjoyed it again (1426 views) |
| Gary Farrell Producer website
Beginning in the late 1970s, Gary Farrell was working with seminal Russian River Valley vintners such as Davis Bynum, Joe Rochioli, Tom Dehlinger and Robert Stemmler – a group that was instrumental in showcasing
the world-class Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays of the nascent Russian River Valley AVA, a breathtaking, redwood-studded wine region 55 miles north of San Francisco whose mighty river cuts a scenic swath through the
heart of Sonoma County. He made his first wine under the Gary Farrell label in 1982 and built the winery into one of the most acclaimed producers of small-lot Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays in the Russian River Valley.
Gary built a state-of-the-art winery in 2000 on a ridge overlooking the Russian River Valley. The barrel room and cellar reflect his legendary obsession with cleanliness, natural process flow, small-tank fermentations,
top-flight French oak cooperage and meticulous attention to detail. With its northeastern orientation, the "crush pad" houses custom belt systems for gently moving and hand-sorting grapes, European presses and
varying sizes of temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The fermentation room is a winemaker’s dream with ample room between the rows of small custom-designed, open-top stainless steel tanks, raised tank pads
and pneumatic punch-down devices. The barrel rooms allow for precise temperature and humidity control to provide a perfect environment for fermentations and barrel aging.
Although he sold the winery in 2004, the Winery continues its collaborative partnerships with many of the same growers we’ve worked with for 30 years as well as Gary’s legacy of crafting wines that capture the unique
character of the vineyard.Zinfandel 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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