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2012 Novy Family Wines Zinfandel Papera Ranch
Zinfandel
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Russian River Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 6
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Night Train Likes this wine: 89 points
June 26, 2019 - Basically the same as a bottle I had eight months ago. Nice, but not exciting zin. Fairly vibrant fruit, medium body, and a decent finish. Not appropriate for seriously rich foods, but quaffable. Because of its screwcap, it's holding up extremely well and should be good for another year or two.
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Night Train Likes this wine: 89 points
October 16, 2018 - Really nice. Lotsa berries on the nose and on the palate. Not sweet, port-like, or noticeably hot. Medium body, with a decent finish. Went well with BBQ, but it's probably too light to go with grilled steaks, for example. Unmistakably a zin, but not particularly vibrant, let alone exciting. Well balanced and holding up well.
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Randito wrote: 87 points
April 25, 2015 - Nice balanced Zin, did not note anything special.
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rama Likes this wine:
April 20, 2015 - FM III nailed the tasting note for this wine. Looking forward to trying Adam's 2013 and beyond.
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bestdamncab Likes this wine: 87 points
January 28, 2015 - 2015 ZAP Trade Tasting. Nose of dark cherry fruit, ash, and earth, more of the same on the palate, tasty but simple, all together just not exciting, medium body and medium finish.
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By Antonio Galloni
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Novy Family Wines
- Varietal Zinfandel
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Papera Ranch
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Russian River Valley
- UPC Code 877591002504
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 17 (14%)
- Consumed 107 (86%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- ProducerNovy Family Wines
- VarietyZinfandel
- VineyardPapera Ranch
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationRussian River Valley
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