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US Zinfandels
2001 Friends.Zin Zinfandel
Color: Red
Nose: Earth, musty
Taste: Musty, earth, spice
Finish: Spice, fruit, earth
Evaluation: 85 points
2004 Dry Creek "Heritage Clone" Zinfandel $$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Spice, pepper, some heat
Taste: Lip smacking with spice, pepper, high alcohol on this one but not a major distracter
Finish: Long with spice, pepper, and earth
Evaluation: Another solid effort form Dry Creek. 88 points
2004 Joel Gott Zinfandel $$
Color: Medium red
Nose: spice, pepper
taste: spice, earth, pepper
Finish: Flavorful with spice, pepper, and earth
Evaluation: Nice value. 89 points
2004 Marietta Cellars Sonoma Zinfandel $$
Color: Medium red
Nose: Floral, Spice
Taste: spice, Earth
Finish: Nice finish but a little acidic
Evaluation: Everyday drinker but solid 85 points
2004 Rancho Zabaco Dancing Bull California Zinfandel $$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Pepper, spice, earth
Taste: Spice and earth
Finish: Spice with a medium finish
Evaluation: A good value wine. 85 points
2004 Renwood Old Vine Zinfandel $$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Cinnamon, spice, floral
Taste: Same
Finish: Smooth wine not tannic
Evaluation: 88 points
2004 Rosenblum Monte Rosso Zinfandel $$$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Blueberry, earth, spice
Taste: Fruit explosion with earth and spice
Finish: Very intense with fruits, earth and spice
Evaluation: The best Zinfandel I have had to date. 92 points
Aurora Wines
2004 Jeff Runquist Zinfandel $$$
Color: Dark red
Nose: Spice, earth, pepper
Taste: Spice, cola, cinnamon
Finish: Long with Spice, pepper and earth
Evaluation: Classic zin taste and possesses some solid characteristics. 91 points
2004 Seghesio Sonoma County Zinfandel $$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Musty, spice, plum
Taste: Earth, spice
Finish: Medium with Cinnamon, spice, crushed rock
Evaluation: A nice flavorful wine. 88 points
2004 Trentadue Old Patch Red (Featuring Zin) Sonoma County $$$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Fruits, little musty
Taste: Spice, cinnamon, with a smooth taste
Finish: Spice with a hint of mustiness on this medium finish
Evaluation: 87 points
2005 Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel $$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Fruit and earth
Taste: Spice and earth
Finish: Spice and earth on a short finish
Evaluation: 85 points
2005 Hartford Court Russian River Valley Zinfandel $$$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Spice, oak
Taste: Spice, oak, floral, jam and heavy
Finish: Floral, spice, oak
Evaluation: A solid wine if you like Zin. 89 points
2005 Rombauer Napa Valley Zinfandel $$$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Spice, fruit, oak
Taste: Jammy wine with spice, oak, plum, cherry, and vanilla
Finish: Medium and well balanced.
Evaluation: 88 points
2005 Sausal Family Old Vine California Zinfandel $$
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Spice
Taste: Floral, spice, and oak
Finish: Medium and balanced
Evaluation: Solid wine 87 points
2005 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel $$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Floral, pepper, spice
Taste: Floral, spice, and earth
Finish: Long, multi layered finish with floral, spice and pepper
Evaluation: A really nice Zin. 88 points Haskell's
2005 Seven Deadly Zins Lodi Zinfandel $$
Color: Medium red
Nose: Smoke
Taste: Smoke, floral
Finish: Smoke, perfume, floral on this medium finish
Evaluation: Not traditional tasting Zin but very interesting. 87 points
2005 Sin Zin Zinfandel $$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Earth, plum
Taste: Spice, pepper
Finish: Spice, pepper
Evaluation: Simple but drinkable 85 points
2006 Buehler Napa Valley Zinfandel $$
Color: Dark Purple
Nose: Spice, cinnamon, oak
Taste: Spice, cedar, cinnamon, acidic, with medium tannins
Finish: Medium with spice, cinnamon, cedar
Evaluation: Average quality. 85 points
2006 Cline California Zinfandel $
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Spice, earth
Taste: A little thin with spice and earth
Finish: Short and a bit off balanced
Evaluation: 83 points
2006 Frank Family Napa Valley Zinfandel $$$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Raspberries, spice, floral emphasis on beautiful perfume qualities
Taste: Nice with spice, cinnamon, blackberries, raspberries and floral
Finish: Medium to long with tons going on
Evaluation: A beautiful wine 93 points
2006 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel $$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Spice, oak
Taste: Pepper, spice, oak, vanilla
Finish: Medium and average
Evaluation: Average wine 84 points
2006 Zinfatuation Amador County Zinfandel $$
Color: Light purple
Nose: Cranberry, mineral, plum, raspberry
Taste: Smooth and not tannic
Finish: Balanced
Evaluation: Nice find 87 points
2006 Calistoga Cellars Zinfandel - USA, California, Napa Valley (4/6/2010)
An intense wine with smoke, oak, and ripe fruit across the board. Medium finish and enjoy with some ribs. (88 pts.)
2007 Cline California Zinfandel $
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Spice, easter egg dye, floral
Taste: Spice, floral, sweet fruits
Finish: Pleasant but short
Evaluation: Much better then the 06 87 points
2007 Charles Shaw California White Zinfandel $
Color: Pink
Nose: None
Taste: Sweet, floral
Finish: Out of balance and sweet
Evaluation: Worth around $3 if you like sweet, out of balanced wines 73 points
2007 The Other Guys Zinfandel Plungerhead - USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi (4/6/2010)
Sweet fruit and too much smoke. A wine designed for the sipper not the taster with the over the top sweetness in the wine. (83 pts.)
2007 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel $$
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Cherry, raspberry, floral
Taste: A combo of spices, raspberries, cherries, mild oak and vanilla
Finish: Medium and mild tannins. This wine shows a nice balance of earth and fruit tones
Evaluation: A great under $20 value 92 points
If you like Zin try an Argentina Malbec. They will have similar qualities but Malbec shows more fruit.