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Red
2005 Frank Family Vineyards Zinfandel
Zinfandel
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 41
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Dwass wrote:
April 13, 2016 - way past its prime. Intense raisen flavors
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TwoSmoochies wrote: 89 points
April 13, 2014 - Still a lot of life in this. Well balanced and not as candied as some vintages
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Tarpon222 wrote:
January 31, 2014 - Super Bowl
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tsanders Likes this wine: 89 points
May 12, 2013 - Still great even though past its drinking window. Frank does such a fabulous job with its Zins, no wonder they continue to win awards year after year.
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cupoverflowing1 Likes this wine: 91 points
March 7, 2013 - interesting contrast (not consistent) to last 05 I opened; but still very good
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Thanksgiving wine. Zinfandel, Episode #349, 11/12/2007 (link) 93+ points(Frank Family Zinfandel) #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+
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Frank Family Vineyards
- Varietal Zinfandel
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 894910000508
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 229 (39%)
- Consumed 359 (61%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerFrank Family Vineyards
- VarietyZinfandel
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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