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 […]
Sonoma County typically represents a benchmark for quality Zinfandel. The five wines in our upcoming tasting include a mix of reliable stalwarts and lesser known surprises. Check back to see the results. Rodney Strong Knotty Vines Zinfandel Northern Sonoma (2008) Rosenblum St. Peter’s Church Vineyard Zinfandel Sonoma County (2007) St. Francis Old Vines Zinfandel Sonoma […]
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: 2nd Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $38 Cutting: A delicious full bodied wine with black cherry, berry and tea characteristics. Rosenblum’s Monte Rosso Vineyard Zinfandel from Sonoma County is a delicious full bodied wine that finished a close second in our tasting. It has strong black cherry, berry and tea aromas and flavors. […]
Rank: 3rd Place Rating: 84 Approximate Price: $13 Cutting: A simple wine with tart cherry, herbal and vanilla characteristics. The Sebastian Zinfandel from Sonoma County is a simple, but enjoyable wine with black cherry, herbal and vanilla aromas. On the palate, tart cherry, herbal, vanilla, spice and berry flavors come through. This wine received […]
Rank: 4th Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $18 Cutting: An enjoyable wine with raspberry, cherry and spice characteristics. The Adler Fels Big Ass Zin Zinfandel from Sonoma County is an enjoyable wine with raspberry, cherry and spice aromas and flavors. Some Zinfanatics picked up cocoa and cola flavors. This is a medium bodied wine that […]
Rank: 5th Place Rating: 88 Approximate Price: $20 Cutting: A solid wine featuring blueberry, pepper and cherry aromas with cherry, leather, cola and licorice flavors. The Armida Poizin Zinfandel from Sonoma County is a slid wine featuring blueberry, pepper and cherry aromas. On the palate, there are cherry, leather, cola and licorice flavors. A light […]
Sonoma County is known for high quality Zinfandels. Follow us over the next several days as we put the following Sonoma County Zinfandels to the test: Adler Fels Big Ass Zin Zinfandel Sonoma County (2008) Armida Poizin Zinfandel Sonoma County (2008) Rosenblum Cullinane Zinfandel Sonoma County (2007) Rosenblum Monte Rosso Vineyard Zinfandel Sonoma County (2007) […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 92 Approximate Price: $45 Cutting: The winner of our January 2011 Sonoma County Zinfandel tasting features strong cinnamon, spice, berry and chocolate flavors and aromas along with a nice long finish. The Rosenblum St. Peter’s Church Reserve Zinfandel from Sonoma County attained first place honors in our tasting with its prominent […]
Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 88 Approximate Price: $20 Cutting: An enjoyable wine with blackberry, blueberry, plum, spice and vanilla caramel characteristics. The Simi Zinfandel from Sonoma County features blackberry, blueberry, plum, spice and vanilla caramel aromas and flavors. Some tasters noted petrol aromas and oak flavors. This wine ranked from first to fourth among our […]
Rank: 3rd Place Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $28 Cutting: A powerful wine with plum, blackberry, pepper and spice characteristics and a terrific long finish. The Seghesio Old Vine Zinfandel from Sonoma County is a powerful mix of plum, blackberry, pepper and spice aromas and flavors. This is a big wine with a terrific long finish. […]
Rank: 4th Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $16 Cutting: A great wine at an attractive price featuring raspberry, blueberry, spice, pepper and oak characteristics. Lively raspberry, blueberry, spice, pepper and oak aromas and flavors are highlighted in the Dry Creek Vineyards Heritage Zinfandel from Sonoma County. Some tasters described strawberry, vanilla and cherry characteristics in […]
Rank: 5th Place Rating: 86 Approximate Price: $12 Cutting: A good wine featuring cherry, spice, licorice and wood characteristics. The Kenwood Zinfandel from Sonoma County is a pleasant light to medium textured wine featuring cherry, spice, licorice and wood aromas and flavors. Some Zinfanatics noted plum and berry characteristics. In spite of the fifth place […]
Our next Zinfanatic tasting will feature these five Sonoma County Zinfandels: 1. Dry Creek Vineyard Heritage Zinfandel Sonoma County (2007) 2. Kenwood Zinfandel Sonoma County (2007) 3. Rosenblum St. Peter’s Church Reserve Zinfandel Sonoma County (2006) 4. Seghesio Old Vine Zinfandel Sonoma County (2008) 5. Simi Zinfandel Sonoma County (2007) We evaluated the Kenwood Zinfandel […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 90 Approximate Price: $14 Cutting: Our category favorite shows excellent fruit, wood and spice character The Rancho Zabaco Zinfandel Sonoma Heritage Vines Sonoma County is sure to please all Zinfandel fans. It has lovely raspberry, blackberry, plum and woody aromas and flavors. Medium textured with a nice spicy character. Two of […]
Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 90 Approximate Price: $14 Cutting: A fruity wine with a great lingering finish Blackberry, cherry, chocolate and spice aromas and flavors characterize the Kenwood Zinfandel Sonoma County. All our Zinfanatics appreciated this wine’s wonderful fruit flavors and terrific lingering finish. A great value. Kenwood Share/Bookmark Post Hide Sites
