Decent fruit with a bit of spice on the nose. Lots of fruit, but not over the top on the palate. Rich and tasty for its price point. Solid bottle of zin.
Nice respberry nose. Quite restrained, with good acidity. Soild bottle of wine, that can probably age better then most zins, but it's pricey. Carries a backbone of tannins. 87-88
Dark berries on the nose and palate. Carries some grip and structure, along with a little earthiness. Restrained and interesting, a good bottle of zin. 88+
Holding up very well a year later. Enjoyable berry fruit on the nose. Bright, lush raspberries on the soft palate. Both easy to drink, and extremely enjoyable. I really enjoy zin's in this style. 89+
Much like the pezzi king, except riper, richer, and darker. Manages to do all of that without being heavy handed. It's a question of the style you like, but both the Pezzi King and the Seghesio do a fine job. Yummy.
USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Contra Costa County
Eucalyptus notes on this, which I love with the contrast of the berries. Med+ bodied, and ready to roll. Quite nice, but maybe a little simple for a $30 zin. 88+
It's strange how I keep ending up tasting this without neccesarily wanting to. We've done 2 zin tastings in the last year and a half, and poured this at both of them. This is the best showing I've seen with this wine. Lots of mint notes jump out of the glass on this wine. It's still huge, decadant and perhaps too much for some, but the structure is there to make it work, and allows this wine to be a hedonistic delight. If I had some of these, I'd start drinking 'em right about now.
NV Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Vintner's Cuvée XXX 86 Points
USA, California
Decent fruit with a bit of spice on the nose. Lots of fruit, but not over the top on the palate. Rich and tasty for its price point. Solid bottle of zin.
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2005 Nalle Zinfandel 87 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
Nice respberry nose. Quite restrained, with good acidity. Soild bottle of wine, that can probably age better then most zins, but it's pricey. Carries a backbone of tannins. 87-88
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2006 Ridge Three Valleys 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Nice berry nose. Lots of berries on the palate. Soft tannins. Fruit forward, solid bottle.
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