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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2015 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.7 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 38 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by nfurlong on 3/17/2023 & rated 90 points: still excellent, though it started to fade after a day or two. (228 views) | | | Tasted by nfurlong on 9/15/2019 & rated 90 points: Brick colored rim on glass, nose of peat, peppers and black fruit. Excellent blend of black fruit, black pepper and acid in balance. Long finish, satisfying. (731 views) | | | Tasted by TottenCellars on 9/29/2014: Big intense dark fruit flavors, overpowers lighter foods. Not quite jammy but somewhat over the top . A little bit of heat in the nose and palate. Better on its own than with food. Would by again at sub $15. (4699 views) | | | Tasted by psusfca on 9/28/2014 & rated 82 points: Got this as a gift from dinner party guest. Finally opened it up. I was not expecting a fruit bomb based on the reviews. And that is true. But even after letting this sit for an hour, the oak still just overpowered everything for me. i started to get some red fruit come in, but it just never all came together. I did raise my rating a bit - started at 80. 82 seems right for my palate. Others may love this, as there are layers, but oak predominated for me. Maybe I should try another bottle. I Have loved many Lodi Zins. So if i Get another as a gift, I'll give it a go/ (4486 views) | | | Tasted by jadi on 5/3/2014 & rated 86 points: Great choice for pizza. We each made our own... one was all dressed and the other with dried tomatoes, velida onions and artichokes (make sure to season well !) (5374 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 1/10/2014 & rated 87 points: From the name and the locale (Lodi), I was expecting a big, over the top, fruit and oak bomb, but instead got a pretty decently balanced Zinfandel. (5831 views) | | | Tasted by awitz78 on 12/29/2013 & rated 89 points: second bottle we had. Good basic cali zin, lots of alcohol! (5490 views) | | | Tasted by awitz78 on 12/1/2013 & rated 89 points: Good basic zin. lots of fruit and heat! (2254 views) | | | Tasted by wbaccus on 9/13/2013 & rated 88 points: Peppery nose. Not a jammy, gummy zinfandel. If you're looking for a fruit bomb, look elsewhere. A hint of blackberry on the palette. (2969 views) | | | Tasted by Buck naked on 7/19/2013 & rated 88 points: A big bold Zin , dark fruit notes and taste. Long legs and medium tannins with a long finish. (2511 views) | | | Tasted by Buck naked on 4/19/2013 & rated 88 points: Last bottle of Boneshaker in my cellar. Earthy stony nose, blackberry jam taste. Chewy tannins and a long finish. A very nice Zin. (2294 views) | | | Tasted by Baron Slick on 2/7/2013 & rated 86 points: Youthful purple appearance; fruity and jammy, chewy and lush; peppery aromas and flavors of blackberries and black plums frame notes of licorice, incense, vanilla, Asian spices, and cedar spice. Aptly named, this is full throttled and raucous. (2350 views) | | | Tasted by affordableCollector on 2/2/2013 & rated 85 points: ZAP 2013 (San Francisco, CA): red, purple, in color. dark red fruit, blackberry, earth, plum, on the nose. blackberry, blueberry, caramel, pepper, on the palate. medium acid and tannins on the finish. (2860 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Hahn Producer website
During the 1790s, Spanish missionaries recognized the rare soils and favorable climate of the Santa Lucia Highlands of Monterey and planted grapevines there. Yet nearly two hundred years later when our founder Nicolaus (Nicky) Hahn and his wife Gaby first purchased land in the Highlands, cattle, sheep and horses ranged over the hills. Vineyards were a secondary concern. Nicky immediately saw that the land he’d purchased was destined for greater things than grazing stock. He wasted no time. In 1980, the Hahns released their first wine from the SLH. A mere eight years later, Nicky led the charge to establish SLH as an American Viticultural Area, a dream he saw realized in 1991.
We know that other people have said this but we also know that it’s true: wines are made in the vineyard. We’re the proud stewards of six estate vineyards in Monterey County, four of which are located in the world-class growing region of the Santa Lucia Highlands and two others in the esteemed Arroyo Seco appellation. At Hahn, we are dedicated to crafting unique wines that reflect these superior vineyards along with other auspicious plantings.
Winemaker Greg Freeman
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Greg received his Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Chemistry from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1989. Since then, he has embarked on a myriad of careers, including a stint in a nuclear chemistry lab, bartending in New Orleans and commercial fishing in Alaska. He landed at Hahn Estate in July of 2003 working as a lab technician and has since been promoted to winemaker. Greg considers working at Hahn Estate to be his dream job. A former musician and chemist, Greg learned how to make wine on the job. His wines reflect the terroir and seaside climate of morning fog and afternoon winds. Greg also serenades his wines in barrel with bagpipes…. and they seem to like it, given what’s in the bottle.2011 Hahn Zinfandel Boneshaker LodiAppellation: Lodi
Varietal composition: 85% Zinfandel 7% Cabernet Sauvignon 6% Merlot 2% Petite Sirah
Cooperage: 33% new French oak
Total acidity: 0.65 g/100ml
Total pH: 3.54
Alcohol: 15.0%
Release date: September 2012Zinfandel 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 Central Valley The Central California Winegrowers (Official site) | Central Valley (California Wine Institute)Lodi Lodi Woodbridge Winegrape Commission | Lodi District Grape Growers Association |
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