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2005 Audelssa Estate Winery Zephyr Mountain Terraces
Red Rhone Blend
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Sonoma Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 20
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rmodak wrote: 90 points
April 12, 2011 - Raspberry and cherry fruit with rose petal and licorice on a rich, yet lively frame. Drinking well now.
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dsimmons wrote: 94 points
October 18, 2009 - Pop and pour for this wine. Beautiful dark purple color for this wine. Delicious bouquet and palate of black cherry, currants and licorice. Fruit explodes from the glass in this wonderfully balanced Rhone blend. Would love to have more of this wine but alas this is my last bottle of this beauty. Bravo Audelssa!!!!
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karpos wrote: 91 points
September 2, 2009 - Still good. Broad and complex with a decent amount of tannin to keep this going a bit longer...
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rmodak wrote: 92 points
September 1, 2009 - Back to form again with smoky black cherry/raspberry, herbs, smoke and licorice. Firm tannins provide the requisite structure to make this a candidate for midterm aging.
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cns wrote: 92 points
May 26, 2009 - This is a great example of new world and old world intersecting and producing a wonderful wine. It's got the GSM notes, but is not too fruity-jammy like some of the Australian wines, that make you feel like you're eating a jar of preserves, this wine has a bit of that rhone-style feeling, but also well balanced fruit. All in all, a very nice wine and well made. If you like Rhone wines but don't insist on tasting the earth and rocks in your mouth, just want good acidity, structure and solid but not too much fruit, try this wine!! A refreshing change from their straight up Cab, which is not my fave.
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By Richard Jennings
7/4/2010 (link) 92 points(Audelssa Estate Winery Zephyr Mountain Terraces) Opaque red violet color; black plum, berry, spice, baked berry nose; plush, tasty berry, roasted berry, baked berry, black fruit, allspice palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
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By Richard Jennings
4/12/2009 (link) 91 points(Audelssa Estate Winery Zephyr Mountain Terraces) Dark red violet color with cherry meniscus; spicy berry, boysenberry and ripe plum nose; ripe plum, berry, oak, sweet black fruit and clove palate; medium finish
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By Richard Jennings
4/12/2008 (link) 92 points(Audelssa Estate Winery Zephyr Mountain Terraces) Raspberry red color; lovely floral, spicy cherry and raspberry nose; green pepper, ripe cherry and spicy plum palate, like a very ripe CdP; medium finish 92+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Audelssa Estate Winery
- Varietal Red Rhone Blend
- Designation Zephyr
- Vineyard Mountain Terraces
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 58 (39%)
- Consumed 90 (61%)
Food Pairing
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- Wine2005 Audelssa Estate Winery Zephyr Mountain Terraces
- ProducerAudelssa Estate Winery
- VarietyRed Rhone Blend
- VineyardMountain Terraces
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationSonoma Valley
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