Rank: 1st Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $17 Cutting: Our winning wine from Mendocino County is a very good value featuring raspberry, black cherry, chocolate and spice aromas and flavors. The Edmeades Zinfandel was our winner among the Mendocino County wines tasted. It has a lovely fruity nose featuring raspberry, black cherry, chocolate and spice […]
Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 86 Approximate Price: $17 Cutting: A pleasant wine with cherry, plum, coffee and earthy characteristics. Steele Wines Pacini Vineyard Zinfandel from Mendocino County features cherry, plum, coffee and earthy aromas and flavors. The initial nose is pleasant and the wine seems fairly simple on the palate. Some Zinfanatics observed cassis, clove, […]
Rank: 3rd Place Rating: 87 Approximate Price: $35 Cutting: A wine with strong cherry, licorice, plum and coffee characteristics that gets mixed reviews from Zinfanatics. Rosenblum’s Annette’s Reserve Zinfandel from Mendocino County features strong cherry, licorice, plum and coffee aromas and flavors. Some tactics observed cocoa, spice and black cherry notes. The strong aromas and […]
Rank: 4th Place Rating: 85 Approximate Price: $18 Cutting: A pleasant wine with light plum, black cherry and cola or tea characteristics. The Ravenswood Zinfandel from Mendocino County offers light plum and black cherry aromas and flavors along with some cola or tea characteristics. Some tasters noted herbal and pepper traits. This light to medium […]
Rank: 5th Place Rating: 84 Approximate Price: $21 Cutting: A simple wine with black cherry and other red fruit characteristics follwed by some leather or licorice notes. The Mendocino Wine Co. Zig Zag Zin Zinfandel is a good wine with simple black cherry and other red fruit aromas and flavors. Beyond the fruit there are […]
The most northern of California wine regions may not yet equal more established regions such as Dry Creek Valley or Napa Valley or Paso Robles. However, Mendocino is producing some good quality Zinfandels. Join us over the next several days as we taste and rank the following Mendocino County Zinfandels: Edmeades Zinfandel Mendocino County […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 88 Approximate Price: $15 Cutting: Our clear first place wine in the Mendocino County tasting features strong black cherry, raspberry, cola, pepper and vanilla oak characteristics. The Kendall-Jackson Mendocino County Zinfandel exhibits strong black cherry, raspberry, cola, pepper and vanilla oak aromas and flavors. This wine was the clear winner in […]
Rank: 2nd Place (Tie) Rating: 85 Approximate Price: $15 Cutting: Pleasant strawberry, raspberry, cherry and spice characteristics highlight this enjoyable wine. Pleasant strawberry, raspberry, cherry and spice aromas and flavors are featured in the Artezin Mendocino County Zinfandel. Some Zinfanatics noted sweet vanilla, cola, blackberry, blueberry and smoky characteristics. A solid everyday wine that most […]
Rank: 2nd Place (Tie) Rating: 83 Approximate Price: $14 Cutting: A simple wine with cherry, plum, spice and pepper characteristics. The Steele Wines Shooting Star Zinfandel from Mendocino County is a pleasant, but simple wine with cherry, plum, spice and pepper aromas and flavors. All of Zinfanatics enjoyed this light to medium bodied wine, but […]
Rank: 4th Place Rating: 80 Approximate Price: $10 Cutting: This wine with plum and cherry aromas and flavors also has some unpleasant characteristics. Plum, cherry and spice aromas and flavors highlight the Castle Rock Zinfandel from Mendocino County. Several Zinfanatics noted some odd unpleasant phenol aromas and a leathery aftertaste. Others identified pepper, smoke and […]
Rank: 5th Place Rating: 86 Approximate Price: $14 Cutting: Raspberry, cherry and wood characteristics are featured in this simple, enjoyable wine. Raspberry, cherry and wood aromas and flavors dominate the Bonterra Mendocino County Zinfandel. An enjoyable, light and simple wine. Some Zinfanatics noted some pepper and spice, vanilla and cranberry characteristics. Our tasters had significant […]
The most northerly of California’s major wine regions, the rugged Mendocino County is gaining in popularity as a region for Zinfandels. Zinfandel wines from Mendocino often are noted for having raspberry and cherry characteristics. Join us over the next several days to see the results of our Mendocino County Zinfandel tasting featuring the following wines: […]
