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 […]
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 (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 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. […]
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: 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: 4th Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $23 Cutting: An enjoyable wine with plum, raspberry, vanilla and spice characteristics. The Rosenblum Richard Sauret Vineyard Reserve Zinfandel from Paso Robles is an enjoyable wine with lovely plum, raspberry, vanilla and spice aromas and flavors. Some Zinfanatics noted cherry and blackberry characteristics in this medium to […]
Rank: 2nd Place (Tie) Rating: 90 Approximate Price: $25 Cutting: Strong and complex with black cherry, raspberry, pepper, spice and vanilla characteristics. The Rosenblum Aparicio Zinfandel from Amador County features strong, complex, black cherry, raspberry, pepper, spice and vanilla aromas. On the palate, black cherry, raspberry, pepper, spice and vanilla flavors come through along with […]
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: 2nd Place Rating: 86 Approximate Price: $15 Cutting: Cherry, plum and spice characteristics are featured in this medium bodied good value wine. The Rosenblum Zinfandel from Paso Robles is a medium bodied wine featuring cherry, plum and spice aromas and flavors. Some Zinfanatics observed black cherry, leather, chocolate and cola flavors as well. An […]
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: 3rd Place Rating: 94 Approximate Price: $22 Cutting: An exceptional, complex wine featuring blueberry, cassis, cocoa, coffee and spice characteristics. The Rosenblum Planchon Vineyard Zinfandel from Contra Costa County is an exceptional, complex wine featuring an array of blueberry, cassis, cocoa, coffee and spice aromas and flavors. The beautiful long finish adds licorice, cola, […]
Rank: 5th Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $15 Cutting: A terrific wine, in spite of the fifth place ranking, featuring briary raspberry, blackberry, licorice and cocoa characteristics. The fact that the Rosenblum Zinfandel from Contra Costa County finished fifth in our tasting is testament to the excellence of all five wines. This is a terrific […]
Rank: 3rd Place Rating: 90 Approximate Price: $45 Cutting: A powerful wine with loads of chocolate, coffee, spice, berry and licorice characteristics that some will love, but may not be to everyone’s liking. The Rosenblum Lyons Reserve Zinfandel from Napa Valley hits your nose with a strong rush of chocolate, mocha, coffee and raisin aromas […]
We had the pleasure of attending a tasting of six premium zinfandels recently at The Still in Lincoln, Nebraska. The identity of each wine was known in advance. There were about 12 tasters in total. Because the wines were not tasted blind per our normal Zinfanatic process, we are not publishing official rankings or ratings. […]
Summary All of our Zinfanatics liked each of the Sonoma County Zinfandels tasted in May 2010. However, in any ranking, something has to finish in the bottom group. As you will see, our bottom four Sonoma County Zins included the two wines rated the highest by our senior Zinfanatic. Listed in alphabetical order, here are […]
