2022 Seghesio Family Vineyards Zinfandel Sonoma County

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  4/25/2024 - Sauvyfan wrote: 86 Points

  Pleasant nose, but don’t confuse this with the “Old Vine” version that WS scored 93. This is not that!

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  4/13/2024 - RichardsEric1 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  A very brambly style. Not a juicy fruit style.
  
  Color. Dark saturated purple.
  
  Nose. Brambles, make up, cinnamon, clove, green bell pepper.
  
  Palate. Cherries, cocoa, currants, spicy acidity. The acidity is balanced by a lower fruit quality.

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  3/30/2024 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 89 Points

  Seghesio's 2022 Sonoma County Zinfandel was sourced from numerous vineyards throughout the AVA (55% estate grown, 45% purchased from long-standing grower relationships). What resulted were more than 150 grape lots that were individually fermented and later blended. Because some of the fruit came from field blends, the wine contains 6% unidentified "mixed reds," with the balance being comprised of 88% Zinfandel, 5% Petite Sirah and 1% Alicante Bouschet. Each lot was aged for 10 months in 7% new American oak and 93% neutral French and American oak barrels before being blended and bottled. Sampled over a three-hour interval from a bottle that had been popped and poured, it sports a dark ruby robe and offers aromas of blackberry and boysenberry fruit that are accented with notes of pickling spice, black pepper, lavender, eucalyptus and cocoa. Medium-to-full-bodied, fresh and proportionately oaked, it delivers flavors in line with the aromas, staying solid on the mid-palate. The tannins are medium in weight and fine-grained in texture, while the lofty 15.0% alcohol stays in check (at the appropriate serving temperature of 60-65°F). Medium-to-long and smooth on the finish, this is an enjoyable Zin that should be at its best over the next 4-5 years. If you choose to pop the cork at this stage, give it an hour or more of air. Drink now-2029.

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  1/29/2024 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Drank over two nights. It was best, even pleasant, at the end of the second night. It seemed a little musty. I could not pair it with food.
  In all my years of drinking this wine, my only somewhat negative experience.

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  1/10/2024 - Rossodio Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Easy drinking and just enought complexity to make it interesting. Drink now +2 years. No significant upside.
  
  I drank a glass. Drank over 2 nights.
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