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[The Royal Tannin Bombs] WOTM - Wine of the Month [0908] - Rosenblum Cellars Annette’s ...: I’m not saying they are as good as the Lytton Springs Winery Lytton Springs Zinfandel of 1987 - that would be impossible to validate and serve little purpose. But despite Ridge’s inability to make a good Zin after the mid-90s from the Lytton Springs vineyard that they purchased in 1990 - a sad little mystery to me - we must move our sights to these wine makers now delivering exceptional examples of the wonderful qualities that Zinfandel can achieve.

[4488: A Ridge Blog] Jimsomare Virtual Vertical: It Begins! « 4488: A Ridge Blog: from Roland Dumas, his assessment of the new 2007 Jimsomare (”…this will open up to a great wine, perhaps one of the best JimZins and one of the best from Ridge…”), and from me, my notes on the 1988 Late-Picked Jimsomare (see below):

[WINO Magazine - Washington Wine, People and Places] Waving Tree 2007 Zinplify Red Wine | WINO Magazine - Washington ...: And in some cases they do, like Waving Tree’s 2007 Zinplify, a wine described to me by winemaker and owner Terrance Adkins as “mostly Zin with maybe some Cab in there.” Adkins said his daughter was creating the label, wanted a catchy name and BAM –

[Pearson's] LABOR DAY WINE SALE 30% TO 58% OFF . . . LAST HUGE WINE SALE OF ...: Bruce was recently in the store with a bottle of his 2005 Terre Vermeille Zinfandel . . . GORGEOUS STUFF . . . a deep, rich wine, with a nose of blackberry and cassis . . . deliciously spicy and palate coating . . . he made less than 1000 cases from this perfect vineyard site . . . when he got .... The result is a lively, racy wine with bright fruit and a round mouthfeel . . . the color is so delicate it is close to colorless . . . nose of honeysuckle and morning glory. ...

[My Weblog] BEST PINOT NOIR COMES FROM THE BEST PLACES: For many years Pinot Gris from Alsace was a “best kept secret” among connoisseurs, who admired the vibrancy and complexity of the French wine. Then Chardonnay overwhelmed the white wine market for a few decades, but a few dedicated enthusiasts in Oregon and California kept the faith and kept planting and making Pinot Gris.

[St. Louis Eats and Drinks With Joe and Ann Pollack] St. Louis Eats and Drinks With Joe and Ann Pollack: This Week's ...: designation marks vines at least 80 years old, some from the Beeson Ranch, which dates to 1882. The wine has some of the same tendencies in the nose and on the palate as the Heritage because of the fine addition of Petite Sirah, with blueberries predominant.

[Gabe's View] Bella Vineyards - Two 2006 Zinfandels « Gabe's View: The Two Patch Zinfandel from Bella Vineyards shows at it's best right now after a solid hour in the decanter. Once it does open up the nose is filled with plum, fig and a potpourri of spice notes.

[Snooth Blog] Join the ABcC Club!: This has a nice dominated by spicy French oak with dried apple fruit and a bit of lemon oil. In the mouth this is very bright up front with big citrus tones that yield to a rich, viscous, powerfully built mid-palate full of pineapple, peach and apricot tones with plenty of acid backing it up yet it still becomes cloying and sticky on the backend.

[oe•no•phile] oe•no•phile: Wines of Mendoza - Twitter Taste ... not so Live?: Very fruit forward, lush, ripe dark fruit, cedar, dark chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry jam. The oak definitely shows on the nose, but isn't overwhelming on the palate.

[Punchin Intl.® & The Walman Report® By Nancy Walman, As Aired on WQXR Radio] BEST PINOT NOIR COMES FROM THE BEST PLACES: MacMurray Ranch Sonoma Coast Pinot Gris possesses an expressive fruit-forward character, exhibiting rich aromas of fig, white peach, and pear. The bright aromas and complex varietal characters of citrus and elements of spice add both .

[4488: A Ridge Blog] RIDGE In The Round: The RIDGE Round Table Reviews The 2004 ...: That said (and this was noted during our tasting) we’re also somewhat judging against the last Oltranti release (which was actually the ‘05), which comparatively was probably a slightly more fleshy, plump, mouth-filling offering. The ‘04 is certainly leaner, and accordingly, probably far more of a food wine than a sipper, which was definitely the case with the ‘05.

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