ESF

8.9

Seen this for years and thought it was Lodi for some reason, but this is legit Sonoma fruit and made in a very traditional way: all brambly and spicy, great extract and personality. Balanced and cohesive all the way thru modest finish. Great QPR as well — 6 months ago

Steve S.

9.2

This is a pretty damn good fruit forward Zin. Full of lush dark red berries. — a year ago

Claire Montgomery

9.1

Part of zin wine tasting. Fav one of the set — 4 years ago

Amber Lewis

9.3

Very good, smooth red especially for the price! — 5 years ago

Larry Loomis

9.0

Very smooth Zin, good with or without food — 6 years ago

Joe Gosselin

9.1

Very nice zin, sweet and jammy — 7 years ago

Ashley Barnhart

8.9

Very good zin — 8 years ago

Shannon Saunders

9.2

Full bodied Zin
Chocolate covered black fruit.
#FGWS — 9 years ago

Mary

9.0

Go too reliable Zin for everyday enjoyment. — 9 years ago

Kenny Andreozzi

9.6

Best White Zin I've ever had! — 11 years ago

Rich Hattan

9.5

Loved this zin from Rutherford ranch — 13 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

Much more forest and earth compared to Rafanelli zin. So fun to drink next to each other. Rafanelli won this evening but love both zins. — 7 months ago

Michael Walker

9.9

Aged Turley Zin *never* disappoints — 9 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.6

Ruby with complex fruit aromas, spice and oak. Blend of 89% Tempranillo & 11% Graciano, aged 48 months on American oak. On the palate flavors of jammy dark berry fruits with spice & smoky earthy notes on ripe full soft tannins. Long finish, nice mouthfeel, ending with fruit, oak, cigar box spice and mineral earthy tones, a joy to Sip this Fine Wine!! Tasting great, has more aging potential! — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.7

Tried this 4 years ago! Deep Ruby with aromas of ripe dark fruits and complex spice. On the palate flavors of ripe concentrated blackberry, cherry and currants, still fresh and vibrant with a great mouthfeel, well balanced. Tannins were soft and full, long finish ending with cigar box spice, cedar and cacao. An elegant wine, developing nicely, great drinking now and will continue to develop through next decade. Wow! — 5 years ago

Ryan Richter

9.2

Really enjoy the bold flavor of this zin — 7 years ago

with Shannon

Norman Gennaro

9.1

The more of these I add, the more this app disappoints. How can it not find this accurately w/o me manually selecting? The wine itself I find ok. I thought these were supposed to be bigger. This one was better than the Hayne which surprised me. Better aromatics and still light given a Zin. — 7 years ago

Ted O

9.1

Solid Zin. Nice fruit, a bit light on the spice but well-balanced. — 9 years ago

Beth Jackson

8.9

A nice smooth ZIn! — 9 years ago

Nick Mallon

10

Great Zin! Opened up beautifully after an hour decanting. Glad I cellared this before enjoying. — 11 years ago

Rhys Thomas

9.7

Really good reasonable wine- £12 at waitrose — 12 years ago

Chris M

9.2

Terrific wine! Lighter in color but not in taste. Started off in full Zin-mode and gradually changed to be a bit dryer. Hints of toffee, caramel and plum with the slight touch of tobacco in later pours. A beautiful wine to drink on a crisp Fall evening — 7 months ago

Mark Evans

9.1

Big zin with cocoa, cinnamon and blackberry — 2 years ago

Stas Medvedev

9.3

🏅 Rating 93+/100 (4,35⭐)

Tasted from magnum.

Ruby color with tawny hue showing the age. First nose has a slight touch of iron. Fruit is ripe and sweet. Vegetable scent of tomato stems suggesting presence of Cabernet Sauvignon. Sandy tannins of Sangiovese. Amazing how bottle aging makes the wine so smooth and satin.

Mostly tertiary aromas, but very well holding the age and could last for at least 5 more years without any signs of decline

Elegant expression of famous Tignanello.

1981 was outshadowed by great 1982. It was 10th anniversary vintage and is considered a very fine one.

Key oenological data:
Average sugar content of grapes at harvest 21.00%
Average total acidity of the grapes 7.80%
Alcohol content after fermentation 13.00
Average fermentation temperature 28C
Length of fermentation 13 days
Acidity of wine after malo 5.90
Ageing in 225 litre barrels 20 months
Bottle ageing in our cellars 18 months

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Instagram: @wine_talks_club — 4 years ago

Nic Anderson

9.4

We enjoyed this Zin a lot. Tasting notes include all spice, floral, and strawberries. It’s potent with 15% alcohol. Paired well with dark chocolate and honey/garlic pork chops. — 6 years ago

Brandon Boesch

10

This is perfect for July 4th. Zin that tastes like zin but without the chocolate and oak. Could smell it for days. Palate is strawberry jam with stone, forest, and bright acidic fruit. If you like the minimalist wine movement, you must try this. Especially the 2016. — 7 years ago

Nic Anderson

9.5

Love this wine and at $8-$12 for a price point, it's pretty awesome! — 8 years ago

Miguel Ostrowski

9.3

Always a favorite when Zin is the subject! Great balance! — 9 years ago

Jon Ruyle

9.2

Rhone garrigue + California fruit = Rigde zin. Ching took the trip to Little Star as a throwing down of the gauntlet and pulled out the semolina flour and cornmeal for a deep dish pie. She even managed to acquire some little gems for salad. Ridge provided the finishing touch. — 10 years ago

Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

8.9

Pass! Looks too much like Chocolate Shop. $17 / 88pts — 12 years ago