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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 24 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ronte bello on 10/7/2015 & rated 94 points: Still singing. Deep ruby red with some cloudiness. Bright fruit and acidity. No heat at 15.6% alcohol. Beautiful wine. (1552 views) | | | Tasted by tomlee on 7/1/2014 & rated 94 points: Light red in color and just a little cloudy. 15.6% ABV. Fragrant aromas of red fruits, spice and licorice. Perfectly balanced with bright acidity. Rich, ripe and jammy. Raspberry compote, cherries and white pepper on the palate. Zinfandel at 10 years of age does not get much better. Drink over the next year. (1930 views) | | | Tasted by ronte bello on 2/17/2014 & rated 93 points: Beautiful zin. In a perfect spot now. (1865 views) | | | Tasted by Sennma on 11/29/2013: Nice mature Zin, drink up. (2025 views) | | | Tasted by David J Cooper on 6/4/2011: Very bright red with red edges. Ripe red fruit, raspberry and sagebrush. Nice ripe flavours and a medium long slightly sweet tannic finish. Very good. (2834 views) | | | Tasted by godx on 6/3/2011 & rated 88 points: Bill's Monthly Lunch - June 2011 (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – medium red in colour, almost pink at the rim. American oak nose with sweeter raspberry and red currant notes. Rich and sweet in the mouth with flavours of crushed berries and hints of oak. There’s bright acidity here and well-balanced tannins. It’s very nice now but too primary, rich and oaky for me at this point. This was quite easy to identify as a new world wine but Zin didn’t come to mind until several other varieties had be eliminated. Perhaps in 3-5 years there will be more complexity, development and the oak will have had time to integrate. Very good. 88+ (2517 views) | | | Tasted by Didman on 5/4/2011 & rated 92 points: Soft and delicate, still bright purple color but showing some of the lovely tastes that develope in an aging Zin. Wonderful! You could never guess the high alcohol content considering the elegant flavors that have emerged. (1636 views) | | | Tasted by spotfin on 5/4/2010 & rated 92 points: I just love mature Zinfandel. This has shed it's babyfat and tastes more like claret than Zinfandel. Still some nice fruit, but secondary flavors have emerged, a bit earthy (in a good way) slightly pruny, some cinnamon. Very nice. (1913 views) | | | Tasted by sanman on 1/3/2010 & rated 88 points: This is drinking very nicely now. Rich red briary fruit, this drank well with some turkey chili. There is just a bit of heat on the finish, but it's not very disruptive. Considering this is from the hot 2004 vintage, I would say this is nicely balanced. Should drink well for the next couple of years. (1963 views) | | | Tasted by windypinot on 11/13/2009 & rated 89 points: Solid zin, but the alcohol and tannins have softened and it is ready to drink now. Agreed with reviews regardin gmellow nature of this wine; drink up. (1630 views) | | | Tasted by underwds on 6/28/2009 & rated 90 points: Plenty of black cherry and dark fruits. Good acidity. Might have used a little more tannin to really push it over the top in a rating of Zins. On the flip side, didn't exhibit any of the alcohol power so common to Zins nowadays. Wish I had another one in the cellar. (1751 views) | | | Tasted by plitton on 3/8/2009 & rated 95 points: Spectacular, vibrant fruit with a prominent cherry profile. Some cola and tobacco. (2278 views) | | | Tasted by Blcmdpa@gmail.com on 2/6/2009 & rated 93 points: Everything you could ask for from a mid bodied zin. No pepper or spice, but a rich full experience. Great fruit nose of rasp and black berries with some bell pepper and herbal tones, medium palate taste and good finish. Much deeper than a Pinot, but not the spice or tannins of the Turleys. Uncomplicated and accessible, great with olives and 24 month aged Parm, with Prosc. ham, but enough depth to be interesting and layered. Not quite dark enough to echo a month of below zero Minnesota weather, but a lifter and light hearted start to the evening. Wish I had more!!! (1898 views) | | | Tasted by AlexRed on 2/15/2008 & rated 93 points: awesome. deep, dark blueberry and spice. really rich but not over the top at all. was on the fence about my WS order but this, a zin, made me reconsider and go ahead. really tasty... (2103 views) | | | Tasted by plitton on 1/9/2008 & rated 89 points: A lot of power and spice. Enjoyable but a bit disjointed overall. I think it would benefit from another year of bottle aging. (2304 views) | | | Tasted by tmay on 1/13/2007 & rated 89 points: Earthy with dark fruit nose. Balanced, nice fruit. (2501 views) | | | Tasted by Deryl on 12/26/2006 & rated 89 points: We drank this after a couple bottles of bigger Zin, so it probably was not a fair test. It did not blow me away. (2498 views) |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126
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| Williams Selyem Producer websiteZinfandel 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 CountyRussian River Valley Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia |
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