1992 Ravenswood Zinfandel Belloni

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  3/24/2023 - dougie Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Opened for an hour with a glass poured off. Became bigger over 5 hours. Great stuff. Thank you Joel Peterson!

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  2/18/2023 - vagrantone wrote: 86 Points

  Disappointing only because of the high level of enjoyment the aged Ravenswood Zinfandel wines usually offer. Cork was crumbly but came out in one piece.
  dusty tannins, faded fruit. Could be cork related.

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  11/2/2022 - BHRH Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Cork in excellent condition but required Durand. Decanted 90 minutes (30 min longer than planned due to a dinner delay). Nice mature garnet with very slightly orange edge.
  TN similar to 11/4/21. Dusty but not musty, mature nose with some nice raspberry underneath mixed with some ripe prune. A bit more lush than previous bottle (think provenance on this bottle, from recent auction, was best of all these we've had). Rich and "brambley" with some cedar and dusty earth. Medium, soft plush complex finish with still a bit of acid on the end. Extremely pleasurable for its age! If you are lucky enough to have any - drink up soonest! (image uploaded)

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  11/4/2021 - BHRH Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Similar to my 10/11/20 TN. Again, cork disintegrated. Lighter colored with slightly orange rim. Initially a bit musty and slightly oxidized, but the cork issue caused decanting and filtering, so by the time this was served (close to an hour) it really opened up. Excellent and intriguing brambleberry and raspberry components with some cedar and earth. Remarkable richness especially considering the age and color! Still got some acid on the finish, but we were amazed and please about how drinkable this was. Certainly mature +, but well stored bottles should still be delightful for another year or two.
  BTW - this was the Belloni, not the Wood Road bottling...

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