Zinfandel Tasting
Bin 604 Wine Sellers
1. Cartlidge & Brown Zinfandel 2001, California $10.99
Made from impeccably selected grapes from several parts of California and blended with better care than any other Zinfandel we have tasted at this price.
2. Abundance Vineyards “Mencarini Vineyards” Old Vine Zinfandel 2001, Lodi $13.99
Hedonistic and open-knit flavors of jammy red and blackberry fruit make a very friendly, nice-to-meet-you Zin.
3. Bogle Vineyards “Old Vine” Zinfandel 2001, California $12.99
Bogle wines are always a great value. This Old Vine Zin is packed with berry fruit with just a touch of vanilla oak.
4. Ridge “Three Valleys” Zinfandel 2001, Sonoma County $19.99
Formerly known as “Coast Range,” this is Ridge’s young vines cuvee taken from six different vineyard sites
5. Ridge “Sonoma Station” Zinfandel 2001, Sonoma County $20.99
A twelve vineyard blend, Sonoma Station offers concentrated fruit with overtones of sweet and spicy new oak.
6. Rosenblum “Oakley Vineyards” Zinfandel 2001, Contra Costa County $19.99
Rosenblum produces rich, heady wines in a full-throttle style, loaded with black fruits and a touch of chocolate.
7. Rosenblum “Harris Kratka Vineyard” Zinfandel 2001, Alexander Valley $34.99
The Harris Kratka Vineyard consists of 75 year-old vines, mostly Zinfandel with Petite Sirah and Carignane.
8. Rafanelli Zinfandel 2001, Dry Creek Valley $37.99
Rafanelli has almost become a cult wine for Zin lovers with its unfined and unfiltered, delicious wines.
9. Neyers “Pato Vineyard” Zinfandel 2001, Contra Costa County $35.99
100 year-old vines from a small plot in Contra Costa County.
10. Ridge “Lytton Springs” Zinfandel 2001, $31.99
One of Ridge’s benchmarkss, the 2001 is a real knockout with expansive layers of intense berry fruit, vanilla and spice.
11. Ridge “Geyserville” Zinfandel 2001, $31.99
Full-bodied with a sexy, voluptuous texture, Ridge has created another single vineyard winner.
12. Robert Biale “Black Chicken” Zinfandel 2001, Napa Valley $44.99
Robert Biale is shaping up to be one of the top three Zin producers in California along with Turley and Martinelli.
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