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| Drinking window: Drink between 2020 and 2022 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.7 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by @Yimberlik on 7/2/2022 & rated 85 points: My first bottle of this left me unimpressed, but this second attempt is much more to my liking. Although it has fast legs, it's enjoyable with a decent length. I get blackberry and fig on the nose, with a hint of toast and cinnamon. The finish lingers with white pepper and tobacco. Not my all-time favorite Zin, but it'll do, Pig. (550 views) | | | Tasted by sfwinelover1 on 2/2/2020 & rated 88 points: From ZAP. Big nose with dark fruit, wet earth and some florals. Consistent on the palate with blackberries, cherries, and plums. Purplish black, medium to full-bodied, thick legs. Light tannnins and acidity, good persistence, no heat despite 15%+ abv. Easy drinking wine with nice zin typicity. A little less interesting than the Elyse I just wrote a TN for, but hey, it's 40% the price, which to me, brings up the zin conundrum in a nutshell: the difference between a pretty good cab and a really good one can feel life changing, the difference between a pretty good and a very good zin feels more like shoulder shrugging (albeit it's more forgivable with a zin, since the really good zin is more likely to be priced around $50, while the really good cab will be $150+), so spending the additional money on the zin seems marginal in many instances. Good qpr. Drink in the next couple-few years. (1487 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 12/9/2018 & rated 87 points: Random wines: Bright purple color. Juicy and plummy on the nose with raspberries and black cherries, topped in spicy tobacco, black pepper, roses, rhubarb. Juicy and approachable on the palate with light tannins and fresh acidity, and a nice mix of tangy raspberries, plums and black cherries. Smoky, tar, tobacco and floral tones mixed in nicely. Vibrant and fresh but fruity and fun. Aged 12 months in 15% new oak. (1239 views) |
| Writer's Block 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 North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information) |
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