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, […]
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: $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: 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: 2nd Place (Tie) Rating: 94 Approximate Price: $37 Cutting: A massive complex wine with cherry, blackberry, violets, licorice, pepper and many other characteristics. The Seghesio Cortina Zinfandel from Dry Creek Valley is a massive and complex wine featuring cherry, blackberry, violets, licorice and pepper aromas and flavors. Various tasters observed a wide range of […]
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: 2nd Place Rating: 92 Approximate Price: $32 Cutting: Zinfanatics who prefer sophisticated Zinfandels will love the complex black cherry, plum, pepper, spice and licorice aromas and flavors of this great wine. The Seghesio Home Ranch Zinfandel from Alexander Valley is a magnificent wine with complex black cherry, plum, pepper, spice and licorice aromas and […]
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. […]
Wine Spectator Magazine published its annual Zinfandel review in its June 30, 2010 issue. Unfortunately, readers of the printed magazine see ratings for only about 25 wines and complete reviews for none. Complete ratings and reviews are available only to online subscribers. Most of the article is devoted to raving about the overall quality of […]
Rank: 3rd Place (Tie) Rating: 90 Approximate Price: $28 Cutting: A big wine enjoyed by all The Seghesio Zinfandel Old Vine Sonoma County displays big blackberry, cassis and toasty oak aromas and flavors. Some tasters observed cocoa, vanilla and coffee aromas. With a nice long finish, all of our Zinfanatics ranked this wine in their […]
Rank: 6th Place Rating: 87 Approximate Price: $20 Cutting: Medium bodied wine with dark cherry and berry characteristics The 2008 Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County ranked sixth in our May 2010 tasting of Sonoma County Zinfandels. Dark cherry, berry and spice aromas and flavors highlight this medium textured wine. Several tasters observed dusty, licorice characteristics. […]
