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Hendry

Blocks 7 & 22 Napa Valley Zinfandel 2021

2021 vintage. The best, sub $20 resto cost Napa/Sonoma Zin I've had in ages. May hafta pick up a few cases. Excellent balance and concentration throughout. Gives me hope for CA Zinfandel that I've not had in nearly two decades. That's a whole lotta Zin under the bridge. 0 — 5 months ago

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Tom Casagrande

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I love a good Zin but there is so much sweet, simple, jammy crap out there. Gotta stick with the classic producers.
Neil Valenzuela

Neil Valenzuela

This one is solid! They did a nice tasting in Saratoga, CA several months ago.

The Prisoner Wine Company

Saldo California Zinfandel 2021

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 — 8 months ago

Seghesio Family Vineyards

Sonoma County Old Vine Zinfandel

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

Gnarly Head

Old Vine Zin Lodi Zinfandel

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

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1000 Stories

Small Batch Bourbon Barrel Aged California Zinfandel

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

Quivira Vineyard and Winery

Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2005

This was a good Zin, rustic red in color, coffee, black cherry, a little jammy up front, some minerals, acidity was good, not as complexed as I would like , but good, finish was lighter than expected. — 7 years ago

Michael David Winery

Earthquake Lodi Zinfandel 2021

Dark fruit notes. Big flavors of leather, smoke, bacon, spices and Oak. Full bodied with quite a bit of tannins without being too tannic. Nice and big Zin.
$25
— 5 months ago

Alexander Valley Vineyards

Sin Zin Zinfandel 2018

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

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Turley

Old Vines California Zinfandel 2013

Aged Turley Zin *never* disappoints — 9 months ago

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Frog's Leap

Napa Valley Zinfandel 2014

Lovely wine. Obviously California big zin with a ton of fruit and body but really nice tobacco, savory herbs, and some dirt. The acidity balances out the big fruit flavor. Classic IMO. — 4 years ago

Inglenook

Edizione Pennino Rutherford Zinfandel

Super smooth zin! Dark berries with spice on finish. Would be wonderful with Spicy ethnic or BBQ but great on its own — 5 years ago

Craig Larson
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Broc Cellars

Vine Starr Sonoma County Zinfandel 2016

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

Klinker Brick

Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2014

Very nice zin, sweet and jammy — 7 years ago

Ridge Vineyards

East Bench Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2009

Excellent Zin with a lot of fruits; blackberries, cranberries and some dark cherries. Also, spice, cedar and more. Did not know what to expect as Zin’s don’t go for a lot of aging. Happy I found this one in my cellar and have a couple of other Ridge wines I need to drink up.

I stopped purchasing Ridge years ago as I got into lighter wines. Visited Ridge Winery last century and had an excellent tasting as I remember and met and chatted with Paul Draper.
— 6 months ago

Robert Biale Vineyards

Black Chicken Napa Valley Zinfandel 2021

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

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Venge Vineyards

Scout's Honor Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend 2021

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

Oak Ridge Winery

OZV Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel 2015

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

Cline Cellars

Ancient Vines Contra Costa County Zinfandel 2017

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

Klinker Brick

Old Ghost Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2015

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

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Shannon Richter

Lovely wine! Such a nice treat!

Turley

Pesenti Vineyard Paso Robles Zinfandel 2014

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

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