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[Santa Clara Valley Wine Tasting and Dinners from localwineevents.com] Zinfandel Tasting: Event Description: In California, Zinfandel is the #2 most widely planted red wine grape. Extremely popular in the U.S., many consider Zinfandel the original "California red." In fact, California is the largest grower of Zinfandel.
[Personal Wine Buyer] Turley 2000 Atlas Peak Zinfandel: Their 2000 Atlas Peak Zinfandel weighs in at 15.7% alcohol ”” and I do get some heat on the nose as well as some candied fruit and stewed cherries. Very new world in style ”” dense, extracted, rich and concentrated.
[Anything Wine] Washington DC International Wine Festival Review: Illuminati Costalupo Controguerra (didn’t catch the vintage) [70% Trebbiano, 15% Passerina, 15% Riesling] - floral nose with violets and lilac, mineral and corn flavors, very intereting
[cellartracker Tasting Notes (other users)] 2005 Martinelli Zinfandel "Vigneto di Evo": rated 87 points: Raucous wild berry aromas mellowed and deepened to ripe blackberry as this got some air, with lots of spicy oak on the finish. Medium bodied and somewhat lacking in complexity, though it was a very nice accompaniment to a grilled steak.
[Scott has a blog] My standby Zinfandel: A vibrant, sweet bouquet of raspberry jam, molasses and cinnamon toast evoke the senses of carefree youthful nights. Excellent oak integration provides silken tannins and spice to pair with Lodi’s unrestricted wild berry fruit.
[cellartracker Tasting Notes (all notes)] 2003 Ravenswood Zinfandel Lodi: rated 86 points: Really nice jamy nose of fruiit with corresponding fruity palette. The tannins are mild, but turn slightly bitter on the finish which is not terribly long.
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[Anything Wine] Open That Bottle Night - Belated: Unfortunately I can’t write much background on the wine because Caymus does not list this wine on their website. But I am sure you are saying “John, don’t you have it in your notes?” Well that is the second unfortunate thing, I cannot seem to find my tasting notebook from that year.
[Australian Wine Society of Toronto blog] Recent LCBO Vintages releases: Bonny Doon �Cardinal Zin� Zinfandel 2004 - $26.95 � This is the last vintage to be produced by Randall Grahm so there is minor nostalgia here. He sold the label and if you enjoy lots of plum, spice and some cherry jam you will like .
[Box Wines] Cardinal Zin 2005: The Australian Wine Society of Toronto blog characterized the 2004 version as, “lots of plum, spice and some cherry jam.” The Guy & Girl blog described the 2003 vintage as, “Sweet, without being overbearing. Hints of pepper, very unique .
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