Rank: 1st Place Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $45 Cutting: Chocolate, blackberry, blueberry and pepper characteristics are featured in our winning Sonoma County Zinfandel. Our first place Sonoma County Zinfandel has a wonderful nose with strong chocolate, blueberry, blackberry and pepper aromas. On the palate there are chocolate, cocoa, blueberry, pepper and spice flavors along […]
Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 90 Approximate Price: $22 Cutting: An excellent medium bodied Zinfandel with black cherry, pepper and raspberry characteristics. Briary black cherry, pepper and raspberry aromas and flavors highlight the St. Francis Old Vines Zinfandel from Sonoma County. Some tasters observed coffee and cola characteristics. This is an excellent Zinfandel with good […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 96 Approximate Price: $50 Cutting: Our first place wine is a magnificent effort with complex smoky black cherry, blackberry, vanilla, spice, licorice and lather characteristics. The Turley Mead Ranch Zinfandel from Atlas Peak is a nearly unanimous selection as our top ranked wine in the Napa Valley tasting. It shows […]
Rank: 2nd Place (tie) Rating: 93 Approximate Price: $30 Cutting: A big complex Zinfandel featuring intense blackberry, black cherry, licorice and coffee characteristics. The Ballantine Block 9 Reserve Zinfandel from Napa Valley features intense blackberry, black cherry, licorice and coffee aromas and flavors. This is a complex wine that adds spice and oak characteristics […]
Rank: 2nd Place (tie) Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $55 Cutting: A wine featuring intense chocolate, currant, spice and blackberry characteristics. The Turley Dragon Vineyard Zinfandel from Howell Mountain features intense chocolate, currant, spice and blackberry aromas. On the palate these same characteristics are joined by plum and pepper. This is a terrific medium t […]
Rank: 4th Place Rating: 94 Approximate Price: $34 Cutting: A fantastic complex wine with raspberry, vanilla, cinnamon and cherry characteristics. The Peter Franus Brandlin Vineyard Zinfandel from Napa Valley has complex raspberry, vanilla, cinnamon and cherry aromas and flavors. This is a beautifully crafted medium textured wine with a long finish. This wine received […]
Rank: 5th Place Rating: 90 Approximate Price: $45 Cutting: An excellent medium bodied wine with vanilla, raspberry, cherry and pepper characteristics. Powerful toasty vanilla, raspberry, cherry and pepper aromas highlight the Outpost Zinfandel from Howell Mountain. On the palate, cherry, berry and pepper flavors predominate. Some tasters observed licorice and plum characteristics. This is […]
Rank: 1st Place (tie) Rating: 94 Approximate Price: $34 Cutting: Our other first place Alexander Valley wine displays terrific cocoa or chocolate, blackberry, cherry spice and pepper characteristics. One of our first place wines, the Rosenblum Harris Kratka Vineyard Zinfandel from Alexander Valley features terrific cocoa or chocolate, blackberry and cherry […]
Rank: 1st Place (tie) Rating: 94 Approximate Price: $36 Cutting: One of our first place wines features complex black cherry, berry, cinnamon and spice characteristics. The Seghesio Home Ranch Zinfandel from Alexander Valley, one of our first place wines, features complex black cherry, berry, cinnamon and spice aromas. The palate features more […]
Rank: 3rd Place Rating: 96 Approximate Price: $32 Cutting: An amazing big wine with strong blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, cocoa, tea and spice characteristics. The Dashe Cellars Todd Brothers Zinfandel from Alexander Valley is an amazing wine with strong fruit bomb aromas of blackberries, blueberries and raspberries along with cocoa, tea and spices. The same […]
Rank: 4th Place Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $20 Cutting: A very good wine and a good value with cherry, blueberry, raspberry, floral, licorice and cola characteristics. The Trentadue La Storia Zinfandel from Alexander Valley is a very good medium bodied wine with cherry, blueberry, raspberry and floral or rose petal aromas. Flavors of blueberries, […]
Rank: 5th Place Rating: 93 Approximate Price: $30 Cutting: An excellent wine featuring cherry, black cherry, raspberry, vanilla, clove, black pepper and leather characteristics. Cherry, raspberry, vanilla and clove aromas highlight the Miro Zinfandel Old Vine from Alexander Valley. On the palate, cherry and black cherry, black pepper and leather flavors come through. Some […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $45 Cutting: Our first place wine has strong plum, black cherry, cocoa and spice characteristics. The Rosenblum Cullinane Reserve Zinfandel from Sonoma County ranked first in our tasting. It features strong plum, black cherry, cocoa and spice aromas and flavors with a long finish. A fairly complex […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 96 Approximate Price: $35 Cutting: Our first place wine features strong cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla, raspberry and spice characteristics. The initial whiff of the Rosenblum Rockpile Road Zinfandel from Rockpile is like inhaling a spice cabinet. Our first place wine features strong cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla, raspberry and spice aromas and flavors. […]
Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 93 Approximate Price: $23 Cutting: A beautiful wine with strong plum, blueberry, licorice and pepper characteristics. The Dashe Zinfandel from Dry reek Valley is a beautiful wine with strong plum, blueberry, licorice and pepper aromas and flavor. Some tasters noted coffee, boysenberry and tea characteristics. This medium to heavy textured […]
Rank: 3rd Place Rating: 93 Approximate Price: $33 Cutting: A delicious wine with raspberry, black cherry, plum, cinnamon and vanilla characteristics. The Seghesio Rockpile Zinfandel from Rockpile is a delicious fruit-forward wine with raspberry, black cherry, plum, cinnamon and vanilla aromas. Those aromas continue on the palate and are joined by smoky, licorice and […]
Rank: 4th Place (tie) Rating: 92 Approximate Price: $29 Cutting: A Zinfandel Blend that is big, complex with chocolate, blackberry, licorice and spice characteristics. The Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfandel blend from Dry Creek Valley is a big complex wine with chocolate, blackberry, licorice and spice aromas. The blackberry, licorice and spice continue on the […]
Rank: 4th Place (Tie) Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $35 Cutting: A big wine with dusty plum, black cherry, licorice and spice characteristics. This is a big wine with dusty plum, black cherry, licorice and spice aromas and flavors. In spite of its last place finish (tie), the Ravenswood Teldeschi Zinfandel from Dry Creek Valley […]
Rank: 1st Place (Tie) Rating: 93 Approximate Price: $29 Cutting: Our other first place wine is a powerhouse with strong plum, cocoa, black cherry, raspberry, chocolate and vanilla characteristics. The Rombauer Zinfandel is a powerhouse wine that tied for first place in our California Zinfandel tasting. This wine exhibits strong plum, cocoa, chocolate and black […]
Rank: 1stPlace (Tie) Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $38 Cutting: One of our first place wines is a terrific Zinfandel with cinnamon, blackberry, oak and coffee characteristics. The Turley Old Vines Zinfandel tied for first place in our California tasting. It has a wonderful nose of cinnamon, blackberry, oak and coffee aromas. The same characteristics appear […]
