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

by gtv_john

Wine Tasted:

Alden Brook Old Vine Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2004

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.