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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2008 and 2011 (based on 6 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.8 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 44 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by chester100 on 2/18/2015 & rated 82 points: Wine has peaked. Not at its best still drinkable but fruit notes are disappointing. (1570 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Poor on 2/24/2013 & rated 88 points: Very old world in character. Could easily pass for Italian wine. I enjoyed its ripeness. Much better that the last bottle. (2448 views) | | | Tasted by RandyC on 12/6/2012 & rated 88 points: A middle of the road bottle aging just fine. A bit of blueberry and raspberry on this palate. (2561 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Poor on 11/30/2012 & rated 82 points: Not much left to this wine now. Did not enjoy this vintage as much as some previous ones. (2533 views) | | | Tasted by up4wine on 10/20/2011 & rated 87 points: Lots of oak on this one. I don't know why I did not note this on prior bottle. Solid Zin. (3108 views) | | | Tasted by Pdanna on 4/17/2011: Excellent!
(2128 views) | | | Tasted by up4wine on 3/24/2010 & rated 87 points: Not overwhelming, but a really good Zin. Found nice berry and pepper. Acid and tannin carried it well when paired with grilled sausage and tomato sauce. Son said 86. (1426 views) | | | Tasted by lumpkins on 3/23/2010 & rated 89 points: terrific zin - inky colour, rich dark blackberry flavours and dusty tannins with great finish (1424 views) | | | Tasted by BeaverBob on 3/9/2010: purple in color, very jam like on the nose, pepper on the nose & taste, well balanced for 15.2%A (1414 views) | | | Tasted by jbrater on 10/29/2009 & rated 87 points: solid zin with good fruit and a nice earthiness. (1492 views) | | | Tasted by Al-Vino on 8/25/2009 & rated 89 points: Surprisingly good Zin with soft, velvety tannins and a peppery finish. No value in cellaring further...this is good to go now with a few minutes of decanting. (1687 views) | | | Tasted by saxwizerd45 on 5/15/2009 & rated 88 points: Just a really solid Zin from Sonoma. This is, in my opinion, California fruit-bomb love at its best, which means kept under control. Nice jammy fruit, a touch of vanilla from the oak. I need to get some more of this for backyard BBQs this summer! (1795 views) | | | Tasted by Eurocave on 3/14/2009 & rated 94 points: Dry, rich, full body with delicate perfection. Ultimate smooth texture with long finish. Fabulous!
The legs are Slow. The body is Full. The wine finishes Long. (710 views) | | | Tasted by J2K on 1/8/2009 & rated 88 points: Big vanilla oak on the nose. Palate is big jammy sweet fruit with spice and pepper. I think a little too much vanilla. I had the 2005 vintage and kept tasting a strange metallic flavor on the aftertaste and this vintage seems to have the same. Overall it's a very good Zin and was great BBQ chicken but it's not a complex or special wine, it's a hang out, have fun, BBQ wine so drink up. (1768 views) | | | Tasted by treaganjr on 12/20/2008: A zin that is a pleasure to drink. True to the grape, mature flavors on palate, nice finish with mature fruit and just the right amount of tannin. Drink now; will hold for another year. (1399 views) | | | Tasted by JR_Boston on 12/3/2008 & rated 87 points: Raspberry, black cherry, a little too much tanins, high acidity (1865 views) | | | Tasted by BodegaDan on 11/9/2008 & rated 89 points: Had with Damien during Eagles/Giants game with Tacos prepared by GF. Good match due to pepper, acidity, and lack of over abundance of fruit. Didn't have that weird grasiness that so often accompanies Zin. Nice cherries and plum though. Decanted for about 45 and it needed another 10 to 15 in the glass. Nice mouthfeel, I think this still has a good bit of time left which again is odd for Zin in my experience. (1868 views) | | | Tasted by CTmark on 9/22/2008 & rated 90 points: Very nice fruit forwrad wine for the price.
Great deal. (1947 views) | | | Tasted by vardaman on 6/19/2008 & rated 83 points: Oak bomb! Cake batter-like when opened, turned into an oaky heat missile. (1465 views) | | | Tasted by Loweeel on 5/28/2008 & rated 90 points: Very nice soft fruits, nutmeg and brown sugar and baking spices. Almost molassesy sweet on the nose. Very enjoyable. (2486 views) | | | Tasted by spidersva on 4/28/2008 & rated 88 points: Meaty, with a slight bit of racy. Way better than most of the midpriced zins I've had over the last year (note - I got this as a gift...I'm assuming this is a $25 or less zin). Definitely has character. (2410 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Feet on 4/25/2008 & rated 82 points: Deep purple in color. On the nose - dusty prune and green bean. Medium acidity with a high dose of tannins, providing good backbone to this fruit-ful wine. Flavours included cherry and berry jam, wrapped in vanilla. And, a lovely long finish. Nothing too complicated here. Enjoyable with or without food. Dark chocolate pairs here nicely. (2488 views) | | | Tasted by wineshaman on 3/26/2008 & rated 88 points: Wednesday nite dinner, went well with the 2" thick ribeyes, peppered. This zin has lots of flavor for the money. The more I drink it the more I like it. 5 bottles left. (2382 views) | | | Tasted by wineshaman on 3/21/2008 & rated 88 points: Good every day zin, that does not short change you on flavor. (2373 views) | | | Tasted by jimmymac on 3/19/2008 & rated 90 points: Vey nice zin. Good deep color. Lots of leather, pepper, smoky plum. nice mouth feel. Fairly long finish. Overall good effort. (2499 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Tom Klein
Proprietor
A fourth generation California farmer, Tom earned a business degree from Stanford and spent the first part of his career as a management consultant at the San Francisco office of the prestigious global management firm McKinsey & Company. One project during this time was evaluating a small winery in the Russian River Valley called Rodney Strong Vineyards and, in a chance meeting, he was introduced to founder Rod Strong and winemaker Rick Sayre. Already developing an interest in wine, this encounter planted a seed that would grow into a lifelong passion.
Rick Sayre
Head Winemaker
Rick began his winemaking career at the age of 19 as an assistant winemaker and cellar master at Simi Winery in Sonoma County. He had the opportunity to train under the world-renowned winemaster André Tchelistcheff, who instilled in his young trainee a deep passion for the art of winemaking and a desire to not only master his craft, but continually push the boundaries of creativity. “André taught me that a winemaker must live with his wine,” Rick recalls, “from walking the vineyards to the careful craft of guiding the wine into bottle. Even the smallest details can have a lasting effect.”
When Rod Strong decided to take a step back from the demanding role of winemaker, he called upon Rick Sayre, who joined the team at Rodney Strong Vineyards in 1979. In more than three decades in the cellars, Rick has guided the wine collection to include world-class Reserve, Symmetry and Single-Vineyard releases, an outstanding line of Estate wines and best-in-class Sonoma County wines that continue to please vintage after vintage. His voracious appetite for new winemaking knowledge has taken him around the world, including trips to the wine regions of France, Australia, New Zealand and Spain
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 County |
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