Tasting Notes for Alden Brook Old Vine Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2004

Tasting Notes:

Alder Brook, Dry Creek Valley, Terlazo Family, Heraldsburg, California. Initial nose of green crushed leaf and raisin. Tastes of soft spice, full body, smooth and refined as silkiness black current, Black Berry, huge mouthfeel presence. Nice acid balance to perfect equilibrium balance to slight far edge tannins. Buy a case! White peppered mineral crystalline soft tastes relentless 45 second finish. Good to hold e drink through next 10 years, 2018. Unfiltered: look for chunks of must last fifth of he bottle yes.

I would serve this wine for:

Quiet nights deck relaxation.

I shared this wine with:

Chi, Chad, Milissa Luccia, and her girlfreiends from U of Michigan.

The nose on this wine reminds me of:

Crushed green leaf and Kirsch Raisin.

This wine would pair well with the following foods:

Could not wish for the migraine to foul this wine with food stuffs.

I think this wine is priced:

Exact correctomundo price point.

If I have any gripe with this wine, it's that:

N/A.

Wine Rating:

2014 Gregory James Old Vine Zinfandel Carreras Ranch, USA, California, Sonoma, Dry Creek Valley, Wine Review

Vintage:

2014

Score:

Grade:

A-

This is more of a "claret" styled Zinfandel than a big brawny styled Zin. Purple in color with some ruby swirls. The nose has dust, black cherries and slight tobacco. On the palate, this has some depth. Juicy black cherry fruit intertwined with a bit of damp earth. Nice finish. This would be great with Indian food. Drink over the next five years, but it might surprise and last (a lot) longer.

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Zinfandel—the grape Americans call their own. The story of Zinfandel mirrors the multicultural heritage of our country and the struggle of immigrants to make it in a new land. From white to red and sweet to dry, this is a grape that has been reinvented to suit the changing tastes of wine consumers across the country. Originally from Croatia, the grape showed up in the US with Italian immigrants in the 1800s (who called it, as it is still known today in Italy, Primitivo). More than a century later it was nearly extinct with vines ripped up in favor of international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. But the huge popularity of white Zin in the 1980s and 1990s saved the grape from obscurity and nowadays the finest expression of Zinfandel comes not from Croatia or Italy but from California where it is produced as a dry red wine that can be light bodied and chockfull of ripe fruit or rich and inky with high alcohol and port-like characteristics.

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2016 Klinker Brick Zinfandel Old Vine Old Ghost, USA, California, Lodi, Wine Review

Vintage:

2016

Score:

Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$37.00USD

This is one of the consistently better Zinfandels from Lodi. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. Mostly opaque and bright. The nose has cherries and coffee along with a bit of an herbal streak. Full bodied. On the palate this has light tannins. Nice black cherry fruit. Maybe a bit of dates. A bit of late heat on the finish. This drinks well on its own and will work well with a steak or a burger off the grill. Drink over the next five to seven years.

2018 Sineann Zinfandel Old Vine, USA, Oregon, Columbia Valley, Wine Review

Vintage:

2018

Score:

Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$35.00USD

Always one of my favorite Zin's, in part for its uniqueness, it was wonderful concentration. Made from vines that getting close to 100 years old. This vineyard had been abandoned and then resurrected in the 1980's. Style wise it is middle of the road for Zin. Deep ruby in color. The nose has cherries, black cherries, baking spices and just a bit of char. On the palate, this is full bodied. At 14.8% Alc, this is not super high for a Zin. Lots of cherry and some charred cherry fruit. Very concentrated. Lighter tannins. Nice finish. This drinks well young but does age nice with goo

2017 Sineann Zinfandel Old Vine, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Wine Review

Vintage:

2017

Score:

Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$40.00USD

Sineann is an Oregon producer but they make wines in many places. The vines for this wine are almost one hundred years old and are just inside the Washington border. It is an excellent Zin, that is not full throttle but not shy either. It ages nicely too. Purple in color. The nose has some spice, plenty of cherries and a bit of plums. On the palate, there is a nice gravelly quality underneath some nice cherry fruit. It is young and exuberant at the moment but if you prefer a more claret style, this should cruise into that in another ten years. It will work with meats and peppery foo

Tasting Notes for Alden Brook Old Vine Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2004

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