Zinfandel Reimagined

This was K&L's celebratory 4th of July tasting. They chose Zinfandel as an epitome of American wine, though I would have organised a Madeira tasting to pay respect to Declaration of Independence's history :)
Very interesting line up touching on Sonoma, Napa, Amador, and Paso Robles. And some of the most remarkable producers of Zinfandel in the state. What more can you wish for? I guess, just to have a Bedrock Vineyard Sparkling Zinfandel :) A bottle I've wanted to try for a while now.

• 2019 Under The Wire Sparkling Rosé Bedrock Vineyard 92 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley

  Smells of white pepper, rose, strawberry. Peach and sage. Seaweed. A little savoury forest floor aroma. Wow.
  Much darker on the palate with red plum and even a little blackberry. Anise and bark. Toast and a little aquafaba.
  Long finish.
  10/18. Another great Under the Wire. Fascinating, complex, incredibly unique, and long. I wish I had a bigger pour and more time.

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• 2023 Husch Vineyards Blaze Rose Garzini Ranch 85 Points

  USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino

  Smells of child watermelon shampoo, raspberries, and grapefruit,
  Dirty on the palate with medium acidity and medium- body. Lemon and white flowers.
  Medium+ finish.
  8-/18. Good rosé.

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• 2018 Green & Red Vineyards Zinfandel Tip Top Vineyard 88 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  Smells of strawberry, allspice, blueberry. Fresh tobacco and thyme. Vanilla and cedar.
  On the palate, it’s medium in acidity and medium+ in tannin. Full body. Strawberry and vanilla.
  Long finish.
  8+/18. It’s not bad but just isn’t my style.

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• 2023 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Esola Vineyard 90 Points

  USA, California, Sierra Foothills, Amador County

  Smells of rhubarb, raspberry, and petrichor. Cedar and dill.
  Tastes wildly different of black plum or even prune. Medium+ body, medium+ acidity and tannin. Bark and tobacco.
  Long finish.
  9/18

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• 2022 Ridge Geyserville 90 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley

  Smells of Graham cracker, tumeric, and brown sugar. Blackberry and a little white peach, surprisingly. Pronounced dill and vanilla,
  On the palate, it’s medium in body with medium+ acidity and tannin. Yet, it’s dense and tight. Blackberry, cedar, and a little greenness.
  Medium finish.
  9/18

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• 2022 Turley Zinfandel Ueberroth Vineyard 93 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

  Wow! Impressive stuff. I am actually surprised by how much I like this.
  Incredibly complex: canned peach, earth, tamarind. Blackberry, prune. Clove, leather.
  Tastes of clove and plum. Mixed berry juice. Hibiscus. Full body and high alcohol, tannin. High acidity. Blackberry.
  Long finish with bay leaf, tamarind, and black plum.
  11/18. Just outstanding. Wow again. It’s so rich and concentrated but it’s remarkably complex and well balanced. Really special.

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The staff were very nice and generous, great experience all around. The wines also did not disappoint at all. Under the Wire was very good and just a remarkable sparkling wine: complex and very unique. Husch rosé was good but not that interesting. I found Green & Red a little boring and too bulky. Bedrock was good as usual, and I was very excited to finally try Ridge. I understand the hype. Lastly, Turley blew me away. I was looking forward to trying it, but I did not expect it to be this good: it's very big and powerful even more so than Green & Red but it is very balanced thanks to the high acidity and very complex and long in flavour. At $60, it is honestly a very good deal.