Easily one of the best Zins I tasted this year. Classic Zinfandel wild berries & spice. Lots of raspberry on the nose and palate. Great balance of tannins, fruit, acid & spice. Nice long finish with spices and coffee notes apparent.
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Rather uninteresting out of the bottle and didn't go much beyond that. Minimal nose, developed a bit fruit during the meal but never really became what I look for in a Zin.
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overly tart out of the bottle. fruit came out a bit with time. however, still a bit thin. agree with strawberries over tanins. just not what i was looking for.
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Felt the same as the previous taster. Reserved Zin but to me wasn't all that balanced, seemed a little awkward at times so a little cellar time will probably improve this some. My tastes though go to the bigger in your face Zinfandels.
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Dickerson was best of this bunch. Straightforward Zin. More balance and refinement than expected--is that a good thing with Zin? I enjoy over-the-top, unfiltered, huge, raw Zins, and this one missed. In its defense, Ravenswood has never made wines of this style. A solid bottle. They are coming back!
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4/12/2010 - marcellevi wrote: 90 Points
Big wine - 15% ABV, lots of oak, med-firm tannins. Strong fruit-forward body of blackberries, raspberries and smoke.
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9/14/2009 - stocksandbondage wrote: 90 Points
Solid Zin. Ravenswood rarely disapoints.
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9/20/2008 - Streamertyer wrote: 93 Points
Easily one of the best Zins I tasted this year. Classic Zinfandel wild berries & spice. Lots of raspberry on the nose and palate. Great balance of tannins, fruit, acid & spice. Nice long finish with spices and coffee notes apparent.
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7/21/2008 - drphil wrote: 86 Points
Rather uninteresting out of the bottle and didn't go much beyond that. Minimal nose, developed a bit fruit during the meal but never really became what I look for in a Zin.
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6/10/2008 - tairanosaurus wrote: 87 Points
overly tart out of the bottle. fruit came out a bit with time. however, still a bit thin. agree with strawberries over tanins. just not what i was looking for.
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1/24/2008 - cmr wrote: 87 Points
Felt the same as the previous taster. Reserved Zin but to me wasn't all that balanced, seemed a little awkward at times so a little cellar time will probably improve this some. My tastes though go to the bigger in your face Zinfandels.
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9/14/2007 - jtcseventysix wrote: 87 Points
Dickerson was best of this bunch. Straightforward Zin. More balance and refinement than expected--is that a good thing with Zin? I enjoy over-the-top, unfiltered, huge, raw Zins, and this one missed. In its defense, Ravenswood has never made wines of this style. A solid bottle. They are coming back!
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