2011 A. Rafanelli Zinfandel

Community Tasting Notes (98) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  1/7/2023 - DWwines Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Still excellent. Let breath for an hour before drinking.

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  7/30/2021 - NordicNorm Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Very nice. 10 years old and still took 3-4 hours to open up. Some seepage on the cork and was very tight almost sour on opening. Decanted and drank over 4 hours. Developed into a very smooth, nicely balanced zin. Fruit very present but not over powering. As to be expected with Rafaneli, not jammy at all. Paired very nicely with Santa Maria rubbed tritip on the grill.

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  9/2/2020 - BGK810 wrote: 92 Points

  Still drinking beautifully! Dark fruit - cherries, plum, black currant. A cab lovers zin. Long finish.

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  7/17/2020 - wirelesswine Likes this wine: 91 Points

  prime time right now, this has settled and mellowed but still has some juicy berry fruit.

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  3/30/2020 - dann3y Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Dark garnet, plum, raspberry, dark fruit. Nicely balanced. The last of my 2011 bottles. Fruit is fading soon after opening. Drink now as this won’t last.

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