2009 St. Francis Zinfandel Old Vines Sonoma County

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 87.3 points

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  8/20/2016 - FrankG Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Good Full bodied wine.

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  2/7/2016 - Klainetal wrote: 90 Points

  Bottle 1 took about an hour to open up and presented dark fruit with a smooth spice finish. Bottle 2 was more fruit forward with notes of raspberry, smoke and a long finish.

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  12/2/2014 - Bottledrainer wrote: 85 Points

  Not remarkable in any way

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  11/18/2014 - Marco779 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  concur with some previous comments that food brings this wine to life. I paired it with pasta and a spicy tomato sauce. The wine held up very well to the sauce.

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  2/4/2014 - StlCellars Likes this wine: 88 Points

  02/04/2014
  The St. Francis Old Vines Zinfandel from Sonoma County is one of my favorite Zinfandels. The nose brings an intense and bold fruity aroma where you can smell the 15.7% alcohol. The flavor is also very bold and intense bringing a little bit of heat with citrus. The wine has a great flavor and goes well with spicy dishes and barbecue as I don't think it can be overpowered however it would likely overpower a medium or light dish. Nice finish with fruit flavors, and tannins in balance.
  03/25/2014 Update the nose is bold and fruity without the strong alcohol smell. Nice bold Zin flavor with a little oak on the palate and superb finish with fruit flavors and tannins in balance. This wine may be in its prime right now. Only time will tell.
  11/14/2014 Wow, this is still a very good Zin! Aged well.

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