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: 3rd Place Rating: 88 Approximate Price: $24 Cutting: A very good wine with dusty plum, black cherry and herbal characteristics. The Seghesio Zinfandel from Sonoma County features dusty plum, black cherry and herbal aromas. Those same characteristics are found on the palate and joined by pepper and licorice flavors. Some tasters observed coffee, […]
Rank: 4th Place (tie) Rating: 88 Approximate Price: $16 Cutting: A very good medium bodied wine with cherry, spice, plum and pepper characteristics. The Valley of the Moon Zinfandel from Sonoma County is a very good wine with cherry, spice, plum and vanilla or mocha aromas. The same notes are found on the palate […]
Rank: 4th Place (tie) Rating: 87 Approximate Price: $19 Cutting: A medium bodied Zinfandel with currant, raisin, blackberry, black cherry and pepper characteristics. The Rodney Strong Knotty Vines Zinfandel from Northern Sonoma displays currant, raisin, blackberry, black cherry and pepper aromas. These characteristics show through on the palate where they are joined by spice […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $16 Cutting: Our first place wine in the Lodi tasting features complex raspberry, black cherry and herbal characteristics but a somewhat short finish. The Michael & David Seven Deadly Zins is our top ranked Zinfandel in our Lodi tasting. It exhibits complex raspberry, black cherry and herbal […]
Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 88 Approximate Price: $40 Cutting: A very good wine with cherry, plum, cinnamon and other baking spice aromas and flavors. The Turley Dogtown Vineyard Zinfandel from Lodi is a very good wine with cherry, plum, cinnamon and other aromas. The flavor profile includes tart cherry, plum, licorice, baking spices and […]
Rank: 3rd Place Rating: 86 Approximate Price: $18 Cutting: Nice cherry, spice and strawberry characteristics are featured in this light to medium bodied wine. The Klinker Brick Old Vine Zinfandel from Lodi exhibits nice cherry, spice and strawberry aromas and flavors. This is a light to medium bodied wine with a short to medium […]
Rank: 4th Place Rating: 84 Approximate Price: $11 Cutting: A simple wine with black cherry, red berry, pepper and tea characteristics. Black cherry, red berry, pepper and tea aromas are featured in the Kenwood Yulupa Old Vine Zinfandel from Lodi. Those characteristics are joined by plum flavors on the palate of this medium bodied […]
Rank: 5th Place Rating: 83 Approximate Price: $12 Cutting: A light simple wine with some sweet black cherry characteristics. The Peirano Estate Immortal Zin Zinfandel from Lodi is a light, simple wine with sweet black cherry, strawberry jam, rhubarb and nutty aromas. The sweet black cherry continues on the palate and is joined by […]
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 […]
