Williams Selyem Feeney Vineyard Zinfandel 2005

The nose exudes aromas of ripe blackberries, exotic spices, wild raspberry jam, black pepper, coffee and briary fruits. Particularly concentrated flavors of raspberry, blackberry jam, chocolate and coffee inundate your palate. Great acidity and round chewy tannins help balance the extremely ripe fruit. Concentrated and complex, this wine will drink ... more

Williams Selyem Feeney Vineyard Zinfandel 2006

Aromatics of raspberry jam, white pepper, cinnamon, espresso and boysenberry fruit immediately fill your glass. Concentrated flavors of raspberry/blackberry jam, milk chocolate and coffee engulf your palate. Prominent acidity and soft mature tannins help to balance the particularly ripe fruit. Lower yields concentrated this wine and I believe it will ... more

Williams Selyem Forchini Vineyard Zinfandel 2005

Extremely concentrated flavors of raspberry, cassis, mocha and sassafras explode in your mouth. The aromas are similar, but with a high-toned perfumed edge to them. Big rich mouth-coating tannins give way to a long jammy finish. more

Turley Old Vines Zinfandel 2004

Turley believes that older vines offer more character and a better, naturally achieved balance than younger Zinfandel vines, which tend to be prodigious producers. more

Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs 2005

This elegant, full-bodied wine, with its firm tannins and intense, complex fruit, is among the finest of recent vintages. Enjoyable now, it will develop further over the next ten years. more

Turley Old Vines Zinfandel 2007

Good bright red-ruby color. Lively aromas of black fruits, licorice and bitter chocolate. Creamy and pliant in the middle palate, with nicely concentrated sweet berry flavors. Not yet especially complex but shows a bit more clarity and concentration than the young-vines version. Finishes with very good definition and lift. more

Seghesio Family Vineyards Cortina Zinfandel 2004

Classic briary Zinfandel aromas combine with scents of anise and raspberry / blackberry brambly spice notes. Deeply hues with minerally / loamy soil tones, seamless balance and a concentrated elegance. An excellent Cortina Vintage where the cooler evenings contribute to Cortina's slightly higher natural acidity laying the foundation for the ... more

Robert Biale Aldo's Vineyard Zinfandel 2005

The 2005 Aldo’s is classic Biale “sneaky big” Zinfandel. A big basket of ripe black fruits such as blackberry, cherry, and raspberry is interwoven with subtle spices such as ginger, cinnamon, and clove. The sexy silky texture, broad exotic flavors, and memorable finish make for a Zinfandel that is like ... more

Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs 2003

This, our twenty-fifth vintage of Lytton Springs, marks the completion of the new, sustainable winery, and the first time we have made the wine on the estate where it is grown. From 1972 to 1976, and again from 1984 to 2002, we picked early in the morning and trucked the ... more

Outpost Howell Mountain Zinfandel 2003

There's the classic white pepper/rare beef nose followed by ripe, rich blackberries, creme de cassis, tobacco, spearmint and sagebrush. Big acidity plus the requisite Howell Mountain tannins make this another candidate for aging though with a slightly higher pH than normal, the wine has begun to shed some of its ... more

Turley Dogtown Vineyard Zinfandel 2005

Turley Ueberroth Zinfandel 2005

A brilliant offering, the 2005 Zinfandel Ueberroth Vineyard emerges from a 19th century hillside vineyard planted in pure limestone. It offers a dense ruby/purple color, wonderful freshness, and a strong personality displaying notes of black raspberries, cassis, pepper, dried herbs, and earth. A stunner, it will be one of the ... more