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 Vintage2002 Label 1 of 11 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 2007 vintage.)
TypeRed
ProducerNovy Family Wines (web)
VarietyZinfandel
Designationn/a
Vineyardn/a
CountryUSA
RegionCalifornia
SubRegionSonoma County
AppellationRussian River Valley
OptionsShow variety and appellation

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2004 and 2008 (based on 38 user opinions)

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Community Tasting Notes

 Tasted by 97mjr on 2/26/2006: [Stromboli] Super extracted, syruping, sweet red fruit, raspberry, cherry, licorce; a good QPR, but not a strong buy (1895 views)
 Tasted by EPounds on 4/2/2005: This wine is loaded with ripe blackberry aromas and a ton of spice. Very fun wine that went great with baby back ribs. (2309 views)
 Tasted by 97mjr on 10/14/2004: Winery Tour and Tasting: Siduri/Novy (Santa Rosa, CA): ($17) medium bodied zin, big ripe red fruit, spice; fun wine, nice value, purchased 2 bottles (2969 views)
 Tasted by EPounds on 9/18/2004: Rich Ruby color that was a bit hazy. Very ripe on the nose that was a bit prune with a hint of alcohol. Like many ripe Zins I have had, this nose climbs way out of the glass. There is a bit of tangyness on the initial taste, which is replaced by rich berries similar to the nose. There is some oak present on the finish and it falls of a little early. I look forward to seeing if the finish develops more as it cellars for a few years. Highly recommended for the $17 retail price. (2318 views)
 Tasted by PatLee on 8/13/2004: Siduri/Novy "Let's Play Hooky" Tasting (Santa Rosa, CA): Fruit from the Carlisle Vineyard, but this is the second wine which is only classifed as a Russian River Valley wine. Very good, spicy nose. Nice full body and good finish. Quite enjoyable, especially for $17! (3364 views)

Professional 'Channels'
By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2004, IWC Issue #114
(Novy Cellars Zinfandel Russian River Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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Novy Family Wines

Producer Website

Zinfandel

ZAP: Zinfandel Advocates & Producers | Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wikipedia-Zinfandel

USA

American 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.

California

2021 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 County

Mendocino County

Russian River Valley

Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia

 
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