Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

History begins in 1885, when Osea Perrone, a doctor in San Francisco's Italian community, bought 180 acres near the top of Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This is 100% Zin! Deep red almost purple. Aromas of cherry fruit and unmistakable Zin spice! In the palate, blackberry and cherry flavors with peppery herb spice integrated with dusty tannins. Lively acidity shows up in the medium finish ending with a big fruit finish. Nice! — 8 years ago

Jeff VanderLaan

9.1

Surprised by a red zin. So used to white zin that are fruitie that the complex flavor with more of a spicy taste won me over. I am a red zin fan. Light body with a big flavor. — 9 years ago

with Georgeolimpio

Steve Boggs

9.2

Wow! Big and bold fruit flavors. Agree with all the other comments. Too bad sold out. — 10 years ago

Karen Easton

9.0

Big red fruit. Well structured zin. Lively tannins. — 10 years ago

with Lene

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.0

I love it when you can have a big, slutty, oaked up Zin and still have it come across as relatively restrained in the category. Some days you just want to go there with a grilled rib eye. Still could use a couple years to settle in, though. — 10 years ago

jake aziz

9.2

Big ol Cali cab. Good stuff. — 11 years ago

doug williams

9.0

Big velvety zin. Sinful at 16.3%. — 11 years ago

Reagan Nunnally

9.2

Big jammy zin on a cool fall night. — 12 years ago

Jeff Robillard

9.6

Excellent Zin. Big and bold. — 12 years ago

Clay Elkins

9.9

Big, Bad Red!! — 14 years ago

David L

9.1

Not a big zinfandel person. Don’t mind a blend . Straight ZIN doesn’t interest me anymore at all. — 8 years ago

Anne Ricci

9.0

Yum yum. Nice spice, bbq, good balance. Best zin. Ge — 9 years ago

Jano Silva

9.2

Pours a thick dark black with almost no head. Chocolate, vanilla, coffee, molasses, and bourbon all playing nicely with each other with no one flavor overpowering the others. A very nice barrel aged stout. — 9 years ago

Alex Trobough

8.9

Great straight out of the bottle and paired with our tri blend burgers tonight! Black cherry, currant, mocha up front with plenty of lingering tannin and spice. Another solid big bold Zin — 10 years ago

Rachel Knight

9.3

Still one of my favorites from Paso Robles area. Big Zin from a fun biker themed bar. — 10 years ago

with Brad

Jonathan Wall

9.0

Is it possible to have an elegant Zin? Not big. Not jammy. Not high in alcohol. Medium bodied and balanced. Softly smokey, raspberry, chocolate icing, with a sweet medium length finish. Over 3 nights. Well appreciated. — 10 years ago

SV

9.1

2013 Juvenile Zin. Blended from 15 vineyards, but nothing over 25 years old. Big, raspberry, currant, cinnamon aromas. Taste is more restrained with currant, blackfruit, and a mineral edge. Tastes cooler than its 15.4% self. — 11 years ago

Bill Long

9.6

Big Zin if you like big zins. And we do! — 12 years ago

Lara H

9.2

I love zins, this is not a typical zin. If you don't like zins normally then hit this bad boy up. You might change your mind. — 12 years ago

Gen

9.7

Very good for CA! — 13 years ago

Christine Frances

9.6

Love this one — 8 years ago

with Robert

Emily Anderson

9.2

Great zin!! Big and bold, but not as fruity as many zins. Had it with a beef sausage Blue Apron dish. — 9 years ago

with Michael

Justin Hart

9.6

Damn, this 2014 vintage is now my favorite WA state Zin, period! Yes, it's hot (16.9%), but Zin is usually hot. This is packed with big, jammy black fruit that eases into sweet leather and peppery notes. This is freaking great!! — 9 years ago

with Cherish

Jeffrey Williams

9.1

Excellent zin. Big fruit flavor. Nice nose. — 10 years ago

Kyna Love

9.2

Bold and jammy, everything a good zin should be. Blackberries, blueberries and vanilla with a smooth finish — 10 years ago

Kelly C

9.0

Gotta love Ravenswood wines! Not a big zin fan but this is good. Not to dry either — 10 years ago

Suz Davidson

9.0

Big and fruity, but not overly sweet. A nice, full bodied and balanced zin. — 11 years ago

Quaid Edwards

9.2

Big, bold blackberry flavour with a spice to its finish. It'd be great with barbecue! — 11 years ago

John Vesey

9.0

2011 Cab Sauv/Zin/Petite Sirah blend, nose fruit berry, color dark garnet, flavors raspberry,currant,oak, chocolate heavy body, big tannins nice bottle
— 12 years ago

Kate Morin

9.5

@ SuWu on St Laurent avec Yohan et Josee before Rachid Badouri show — 13 years ago