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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 30 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Alfaro on 10/26/2021 & rated 91 points: Drank surprising well, enjoyed one glass on Friday, and finished the bottle last night three days later (vacuum corked kept in the fridge) held up very well, in a nice place right now!! (1261 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 7/6/2020 & rated 90 points: Interesting to taste this wine again after 7 years. I saw this in a wine shop for $25, and snagged it up so quickly, because I love how Grgich wines age. This one showed a nose of tangy cherries, red plums, along with smoky tobacco, pine tar and violets. On the palate, this has velvety tannins and moderate acidity. The fruit seemed a bit muted at first, but it got more expressive with air (I think this bottle may have minor heat damage, as it was not aged in great conditions, still, it's showing quite well given those circumstances). Flavors of mulled cranberries, plum sauce, baked apples, mixed in with pepper, tobacco, soy, pine tar and violets. Silky, still showing freshness, with aged notes of library dust, nut shells and dried violet petals. Quite impressive to hold up like this. (1602 views) | | | Tasted by flussier on 3/30/2019 & rated 88 points: Robe bourgogne évoluée. Vin assez simple avec beaucoup de fruits et un peu de boisés. Décanté 1h30. Astringence fondue, long en bouche et peu complexe pour le prix. (2008 views) | | | Tasted by ti_ric on 12/5/2018 & rated 92 points: Un des meilleurs Zinfandel que j'ai bu. Au nez, on pouvait percevoir des fruits avec une senteur poivré. En bouche c'était un peu boisé avec une belle acidité. Une finale assez longue suivait en terminant. Très bien. (2185 views) | | | Tasted by Bob23 on 4/15/2017 & rated 87 points: Oddly peppery, almost Syrah-like. I wasn't a fan. (3134 views) | | | Tasted by Philshea on 11/24/2016 & rated 100 points: A little oak, butter, yet fruity. (2844 views) | | | Tasted by Margaux Bro on 6/18/2015 & rated 86 points: Green and disjointed, very hot at first but calmed down after a while in the decanter. It stood a little better with food than on its own. Dark pepper with a medium plus finish. I would expect more from an estate grown Napa zin. (4274 views) | | | Tasted by njAndrew on 6/6/2015: Think this needs more time. Lots of prune on the palate at first, overwhelming. After a few hrs of air more dark fruit, blueberries, smoother. Hold for a few years, no score. (3739 views) | | | Tasted by rmcnees on 5/25/2015 & rated 88 points: Bright dark Ruby colored, medium-full bodied, zesty brambly flavorful black and dark red berry fruits with tones of vanilla and hints of pepper and smoky creosote on the finish ... begs for some some bar-b-que ribs. (3254 views) | | | Tasted by Bricks on 4/1/2015 & rated 88 points: 1 of 6 and one day off the truck from the vineyard, so likely to have been stored optimally. Tasted and then decanted/drank for 1.5 hrs. Light color and a bit closed on the open. Very fruit forward and improved slightly as it sat but fairly consistent throughout. I like bigger zins than this but it is refined enough to pull it off -- that said, there's better out there if you pay full price (which I didn't). (2799 views) | | | Tasted by TrueLoker on 3/29/2015 & rated 89 points: perfect nose with sweet black berries. not bad balance (2502 views) | | | Tasted by ecola on 2/2/2015 & rated 89 points: Tight on the pop n pour, decanted for about 30 minutes. Medium to full body. Tight flavors of blackberry and some spice. Long finish with dry gripping tannins. (1471 views) | | | Tasted by jeffreylubowski on 11/25/2014 & rated 87 points: Trying not to be such a euro snob. I know zin is our heritage. To be fair I rarely drink zin. This one is definitely good for a mass production wine and the price isn't awful. The nose is heaven. The color is surprisingly light. Palate is all strawberries and blood orange and raspberries. But the heat is overwhelming. At 15.5% of course. I know zin has a high natural alc to avoid greenness but yikes. Not sure if time will fix that. (2203 views) | | | Tasted by azwino on 3/30/2014 & rated 88 points: Purplish. Aromas of leather, strawberry, maybe raspberry. Tastes of strawberry, but the acidity runs high, making me think of vinegar. However, by the second day, the acidity is tamed, and the fruit flavors take on a bit more richness. However, this does not conform to my usual view of Zin - not high in spiciness or heat from high alcohol. (2571 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 1/14/2014 & rated 89 points: Very dark ruby color; intense, tart black cherry, tar, rosehips, reduction nose; tart berry, hibiscus, rosehips, reduction palate; medium-plus finish (15.5% alcohol) (535 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 12/19/2013 & rated 90 points: Blind Tasting - California Reds: Bright medium ruby color. On the nose, I get a whole lot: smoke and charcoal, vanilla and earth, black currant jam, paved street and asphalt, some pepper. Full and glycerin-like on the palate, with black currants and prune fruit. Lots of secondary flavors: earth and iron and mineral, bell pepper and black pepper, asphalt and rocks. Delicious and complex stuff, but I bet this could benefit from a year or two in the cellar. (2747 views) | | | Tasted by tomlee on 12/2/2013 & rated 91 points: Bright red in color. 15.5% ABV. 97% Zinfandel and 3% Petite Sirah from the 34 acre estate vineyard in Calistoga. Red fruits, tar, iron and pepper on the nose. Full bodied and supple with nice acidity. Strawberry, raspberry, peppercorn, vanilla and plum flavors on the palate. The finish is long and creamy. The wine will continue to improve with time in the cellar. Drink over the next 3-5 years. (2603 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Grgich Hills Producer websiteZinfandel ZAP: Zinfandel Advocates & Producers | Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wikipedia-ZinfandelUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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