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Vintage
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Variety
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Publication
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Score
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Red
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2005 Frank Family Vineyards Zinfandel
Napa Valley
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, Gary Vaynerchuk
Thanksgiving wine. Zinfandel, Episode #349 (11/12/2007)
Zinfandel - Napa. #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-Wow! Clouds; fresh; doublemint action; gorgeous cranberry skin; nice round ripe cherry; chocolate; very focused pure fruit; TASTE-Awesome; pure; so rich & focused; this is one of the most complete, complex and downright delicious Zins I've ever had; has tannin structure & balance; as pure & real dried cranberry flavor as I've ever tasted; one of the most polished & elegant Zins I've ever come across; this is SHOCKINGLY good; subtle, beautiful orangey raspberry flavors; floral aspects; leather & venison secondary flavors; tremendous bottle; GV-93+ 93+ points |
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Red
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2006 Joel Gott Zinfandel California
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, Gary Vaynerchuk
Thanksgiving wine. Zinfandel, Episode #349 (11/12/2007)
Zinfandel - CA. #4; VaynerPAZZZ; COLOR-dark; NOSE-chalk components; little dark chocolate; moist basement/laundry room aspect; TASTE-some blackberry; nice firm tannins; nice grip; little Hot, especially on the finish (very young); little disjointed; flavors are disjointed on the finish; GV-85 85 points |
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Red
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2003 Green & Red Vineyards Zinfandel Tip Top Vineyard
Napa Valley
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, Gary Vaynerchuk
Thanksgiving wine. Zinfandel, Episode #349 (11/12/2007)
Zinfandel - Napa. #3; VaynerPAZZZ on QPR; COLOR-dark; NOSE-Goji berry aspect; black licorice component; Strawberry fruit roll-up; TASTE-nice pure fruit; little back end black pepper; little hint of lemon or orange peel on the finish; delicious; explosive mouthfeel; nice dryness; nice solid Zin, but lacks some charisma; very solid; GV-89+ 89+ points |
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Red
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2004 Teira Zinfandel
Sonoma County
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, Gary Vaynerchuk
Thanksgiving wine. Zinfandel, Episode #349 (11/12/2007)
Zinfandel - Sonoma. #2; COLOR-dark; NOSE-very obvious chocolate covered strawberries; hint of eucalyptus; raspberry jam component; TASTE-very candied (borderline "fake"); some nice dry tannins; little bark on twigs action; drinkable, but a little too lush; nice average drink; better than $12 efforts from Ravenswood, Seghesio & Rosenblum; CG-87; GV-87 87 points |
