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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Wino Laurie on 10/26/2012 & rated 90 points: Wonderful Zin from Russian River. Well balanced with lots of dark fruit, not too high in alcohol. Really enjoyed this with BBQ meat...which brought out some smokiness in the wine. Much. Better than a bottle we had from the same vintage about a year ago. (1942 views) | | | Tasted by Wino Laurie on 10/26/2012 & rated 90 points: Ditto since we opened a second bottle on the same evening. (1976 views) | | | Tasted by joet626 on 4/22/2012 & rated 90 points: Very tasty. Loads of fruit; sweet taste. Liked this a lot! (2175 views) | | | Tasted by Dwey on 11/22/2011 & rated 91 points: Wonderful dark color, flavor full of berries, not hot as many zinfandels can be, very very good (2526 views) | | | Tasted by 2loyal on 6/5/2011 & rated 90 points: Nice, ripe fruit with a touch of oak... but too much of either. Tasty on its own, or with something like a rack of ribs (wish I had one tonight!). (2654 views) | | | Tasted by Bacchant on 4/18/2011 & rated 91 points: Much better than our first bottle. Perhaps the extra time-in-bottle did the trick...Dark crimson color, with a clear ruby hue. Medium bodied. Pretty cedar & oak notes on the nose. Lovely purity of fruit. Loaded with rich, brambly flavors up-front, then segues seamlessly into a long, firm, tangy, Spice-ladden finish. No hint of "artificial flavors" here. In this instance, definitely worth the price...wish I had more! [15.1% abv.; $24.50]. (1212 views) | | | Tasted by MotoMannequin on 11/25/2010 & rated 86 points: Screw cap - screw & pour. Beautiful translucent dark ruby. Nose is cherries, raspberries and spice. On the palate more of a purple fruit profile, followed by cloves and pepper. Light texture, very easy to drink, however a bit on the simple side. This is a pleasant quaffer but nothing profound. (1493 views) | | | Tasted by Steve Brickley on 11/22/2010 & rated 92 points: excellent QRP. Fruit forward but not overly so.Drinking well now and probably for a few more years to follow. Typical Zin berry richness. This will be our Holiday wine. (1653 views) | | | Tasted by Bacchant on 11/3/2010 & rated 88 points: Dark, but not opaque color. Appreciable mulled oak & alcohol create something of a "solvent-like" quality on the nose. Interesting. Medium/light bodied. Nice brambly, "prototypcially-zin" fruit up-front, turns bright during the midpalate, and follows with some really pretty spice & gripping tannins along the medium length finish. A hint of "artificial flavor" does emerge on the very back. All told, nice enough. But not sure I'd race out and buy again at this price. Bottle's second half pics up a point on day 2. [15.1% abv.; $24.50]. (1518 views) | | | Tasted by green-steve on 10/27/2010 & rated 90 points: Unscrewed and poured - was ready from the getgo and kept improving with air time; nice red-purple Zin colored wine; blue fruit bouquet; jammy bramble fruits, spice box, and pepper on the tongue; fine tannins, good acidity, medium/long finish. Nice sipper, good pizza wine. IMO this is a step above the 07 - I bought just shy of a half-case and I wish I had purchased more. An excellent qpr!! (1637 views) | | | Tasted by nav on 7/19/2010 & rated 91 points: Very jammy taste, loved it. Best Zin I have had in a while. Fruity nose, lots of raspberrys and plums, lingering finish. Raspberry's last on the palette for the length of the finish. Bold & beautiful zin, drinking great now but should store well for another 1-2 years. (1822 views) |
| Novy Family Wines 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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