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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2017 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.6 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by williamswhine on 12/31/2020 & rated 91 points: Nice, dark plum hue with a little spice on the nose. Dark berries, mocha, spice, easy drinking. Very enjoyable; especially given the age. (281 views) | | | Tasted by tomherer on 12/29/2012 & rated 91 points: My first SB wine; definitely not my last. Delicious and elegant. Classic Sonoma zin profile. Plum, cherry, mocha, licorice, cinnamon. Tannins are integrated up front, but get brambly on the medium finish. The slightest bit of bricking around the edges, but no mature flavors. Recommended for at least the next year. (1372 views) | | | Tasted by AMV8_79 on 2/2/2012 & rated 89 points: subtle nose, jammy finish. good zin for a non zin fan. (1515 views) |
| Saxon-Brown Producer website
Founded in 1997 by winemaker Jeff Gaffner, the winery's cornerstone is its 100-year-old Casa Santinamaria Vineyard in Sonoma, a "field blend" vineyard that, at a half ton an acre, defines "low-yielding". Old vine Zinfandel (with its field-mates Petite Sirah, Carignane, Alicante Bouschet and Mataro) and Semillon come from this historic parcel. Pinot Noir and Syrah are sourced from small vineyards throughout Sonoma County. Total production is fewer than 2,000 cases, allowing Jeff to fulfill his mantra: "Winemaking must consume you, or your wines may not be worth consuming." 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 CountySonoma ValleySonoma County, California, is one of the most important winegrowing regions in the whole of the United States. Vines have been planted here since the 1850s and, apart from the inevitable hiatus brought about by Prohibition, the county's relationship with wine has been prolific and unbroken.
Viticulturally speaking, Sonoma County is divided into three distinct sections: Sonoma Valley, Northern Sonoma and Sonoma Coast. Each of these has its own AVA title and encompasses several sub-AVAs within its boundaries. |
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