2012 Joseph Swan Vineyards Zinfandel Mancini Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  11/28/2021 - JFW wrote:

  11.28.21 inventory adjust.

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  7/7/2021 - chbeaumont wrote: 92 Points

  Garne: explosive bouquet, measured, red fruits; remarkably fresh feel, well proportioned; lively finish. Drink soon.

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  3/9/2020 - bensony Likes this wine: 92 Points

  The 2012 Mancini Ranch Zinfandel is moderately opaque and medium garnet in color with ruby hues. Once this opens up, the nose showcases aromas of tart cherry, strawberry rhubarb, dried raspberry, aged leather, forest floor, truffles, smoked red meat, savory green herbs, baking spice, and cedar. On the palate, I get notes of blackberry, blueberry, cherry pie, dusty strawberry, red licorice, dried tobacco, damp earth, mushroom, cinnamon, pepper, and slight oak. The wine is medium-bodied with medium acidity, medium (-) tannins, and a medium (+) length finish. Overall this is very well-balanced and a complex depiction of old-school Zinfandel that upon tasting does not seem like anything from California.
  
  100% Zinfandel; 12.9% ABV

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  1/3/2020 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Last bottle and in a lovely place. Was really showing an Italian sour cherry note with some pleasantly medicinal complexity. Tannins are still faint, so the structure is not here much longer. The texture, however, is lush and smooth. Wonderful when you need a low tannin red.

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  5/12/2019 - JeremyBernton Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Name: 2012 Joseph Swan Mancini Ranch Zinfandel
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  My rating: 92
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  My price: Forget exact price, but think this was around $30 from @weygandtwines . Best available $28 online.
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  My wife and I shared this for Mother’s Day, and I have to say this bottle was nothing like I was expecting. Full of surprises, but in a good way I think. The nose is a cross between an aged Bordeaux and a Pinot noir, with sweet red fruit, aged saddle leather and earth. On the palate I would say this is closer to a fine and complex Pinot noir than 90% of the robust zinfandels I’ve ever tasted. At only 12.9%, this is restrained and light to medium weight. This is so bright but still complex. Mostly red fruit, nice acidity and some slight leather and baking spices. It ends with a slightly sour, but really pleasant and long finish. All the pieces work together and this is elegant and seamless, keeping you coming back for another sip. Surprised I’m rating this so high, but this is a really fun and great wine.
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