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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2006 and 2012 (based on 97 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.6 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Genius Light on 4/15/2020 & rated 98 points: Plum, bing cherry, prune, raisin, dark fruit—all well integrated with structure & finesse. From magnum, relished over two days. Who says you can’t age Zinfandel? (589 views) | | | Tasted by ed-d on 4/8/2013 & rated 86 points: Disappointing. Although there's some sweet briary fruit it's quickly overtaken by bitter acids & tannins. Very disjointed & I'm not convinced that more time would help. (2784 views) | | | Tasted by AarsbyKail on 6/15/2010 & rated 92 points: Nose was rich and earthy, colour was still quite dark purple with just a hint of dullness. Mouthfeel was full and rich tannins were very smooth and fine. Overall an excellent aged Zin. (3697 views) | | | Tasted by CabIsKing on 2/27/2010 & rated 88 points: Matured wined. Little fruit on the nose with a bunch of earthy nuances. I got a bit of pepper and cedar on the palate with a mild short finish. Drink up if you have them. (3678 views) | | | Tasted by Cobbster on 7/19/2008 & rated 79 points: The nose makes promises the wine doesn't deliver. Light nose of earthy berries and pepper. Modest fruit on the palate. (3863 views) | | | Tasted by AstonM on 4/22/2007 & rated 92 points: Great bottle! better than expected. This wine showed more on the briary earthy spectrum than fruit bomb though, there was plenty of raspberry & cherry to go around. this wine weighs in at only 13.6% alc. 6 years of age is positive on this wine, drink now or give it 2 to 4 more. One of the better Zins I'v had in a long time. (4117 views) | | | Tasted by twoamps on 12/26/2006 & rated 85 points: Another sorta wimpy Ravenswood. A bit of fruit, but thin, simple, and not much follow thru. Is it just too old? or am I just not tasting things well anymore...?
On the other hand, WS didn’t like it either (284 views) | | | Tasted by Arch57 on 12/16/2006 & rated 92 points: Was surprised to find this in a Grocery cart at a supermarket in Maine marked down to $18. I had the 1999 and the single vineyard offerings from Ravenswood are always a treat. The wine really opened up after the frist glass and had a nice long 30-second finish of ripe berries. I wish I grabbed the rest from the cart. (1836 views) |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2003, IWC Issue #108
(Ravenswood Winery Zinfandel Barricia Vineyard Sonoma County) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Ravenswood 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 Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma ValleySonoma County, California, is one of the most important winegrowing regions in the whole of the United States. Vines have been planted here since the 1850s and, apart from the inevitable hiatus brought about by Prohibition, the county's relationship with wine has been prolific and unbroken.
Viticulturally speaking, Sonoma County is divided into three distinct sections: Sonoma Valley, Northern Sonoma and Sonoma Coast. Each of these has its own AVA title and encompasses several sub-AVAs within its boundaries. |
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