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Zinfandel

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Zinfandel is grown by over 200 producers, and now accounts for over 23% of the total vineyard territory. Its quality and character largely depend on the place of cultivation, the age of the vineyard, and the winemaking technology. Zinfandel became so popular that in 1991 the association of Zinfandel Advocates and Producers (ZAP) was founded with the objective to promote the varietal and wine, and support scientific research on Zinfandel - particularly its origin.

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Food Pairing: Pairs well with barbecue foods like chili, burgers and fried chicken -heavy on the spice and flavor. Zinfandel can hold its own out of a plastic glass on a picnic table or served in crystal with an elegant Chateaubriand.

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Christopher Creek Winery

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2005 Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley

The 2005 Dry Creek Zinfandel is the eighth vintage for Christopher Creek Winery. We produced this wine by fermenting the grapes in small open top tanks with two punch downs daily t ...moreo every â€œpump over.â€ After two weeks, the wine was transferred to a mixture of 65% American oak and 35% French oak barrels (25% of the barrels were new oak). Classical Dry Creek Zin in style, the wine exhibits a medium-dark ruby hue, with forward strawberry and raspberry jammy fruit, hints of vanilla, white pepper, spice and a mouth feel that lingers. While still quite young, this intense, perfectly balanced and bright wine is remarkably approachable with medium tannins and an aging potential of about 3-to-4 years. The wine pairs wonderfully with risotto, pasta, turkey, duck, lamb or chicken.

^$26.00

Lago Di Merlo Vineyards & Winery

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2002 Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley

Strong up front fruit palate with typical Dry Creek Valley raspberry undertones and mild spice from the French oak used for aging.

^$26.00

Castoro Cellars

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2005 Zinfandel Cobble Creek
Paso Robles

This wine is from vineyards that surround Niels and Bimmer Udsen's home and the tasting room. All the grapes are grown in the traditional head pruned style with limited production. ...more These grapes are grown to produce wines of distinction with deep color and flavor extraction. We are noticing that this vineyard tends to exhibit great raspberry fruit notes. As you enjoy the bouquet take notice of the elegant fruit and ripe plum aromas coupled with the spiciness characteristic of rich Zinfandels. Enjoy this limited bottling now or hold some to compare with future vintages.

^$26.95

Battaglini Estate Winery

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2000 Zinfandel

Awards
- Gold Medal at the California State Fair
- Silver Medal at the Orange County Fair
- Silver Medal at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair

^$27.00

Battaglini Estate Winery

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2001 Zinfandel

Bright fruit, well balanced with cherry and blackberry flavors. Hints of pepper and cassis. Will age great.

Awards
- Gold Medal at the California State Fair ...morer /> - Silver Medal at the Orange County Fair

^$27.00

Battaglini Estate Winery

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2002 Zinfandel

A delicate wine with balanced layers of raspberry, black cherry and boysenberry. Dry finish with great tannic structure.

^$27.00

Battaglini Estate Winery

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2003 Zinfandel

Old Vine Zinfandel from vines planted in 1885. Well balanced Zinfandel with raspberry and blackberry aromas. Gentle in the mouth with a lingering finish. The complexity of the wine ...more is imparted by the dry farmed old vines. This wine is to be enjoyed with pastas, red meats and cheese.

Awards
- Silver at the 2005 California State Fair

^$27.00

Battaglini Estate Winery

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2004 Zinfandel

Soft in the mouth, a very friendly food wine in the mold of a fine chiati. Raspberry and blackberry aromas hit your plate for a long lasting finish. From vines planted in 1885.

^$27.00

Battaglini Estate Winery

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2005 Zinfandel

Smooth and rich with lots of fruit. Flavors of blackberries and raspberries. Fills your mouth with a heavenly sensation. A wine to be enjoyed with a great meal.

Awa ...morerds
- Gold at the 2007 Orange County Fair
- Silver at the 2007 Harvest Fair

^$27.00

Passalacqua Winery

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2006 Zinfandel
Russian River Valley

The long hang time of this vintage yields a mincemeat pie fruit that benefits from a mixture of oak types: American oak in preponderance for its vanilla, French oak for its spicy c ...moreinnamon and nutmeg, and Hungarian oak for its roasty, smokey notes.

Great color with a straightforward dried cherry and fresh ground pepper nose make this a very appealing food wine. This is a mouth filling, full textured Zin that will age well for 3 to 5 years.

^$27.00

Mauritson Vineyards

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2006 Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley

Our Dry Creek Zinfandel is the greatest beneficiary of the little known appellation overlap between Rockple and Dry Creek AVAs â€” nearly 50% of the fruit that comprises it comes f ...morerom our Rockpile vineyards. 2006 was a very long and cool growing season in Northern Sonoma County. The Zinfandels benefited from unusually long hang time, developing complex flavors with an unmistakable elegance. Vibrant aromas belie the silky tannin and soft rich mouth feel of this wine. Bright acidity was another advantage of the cool temperatures, giving the wine phenomenal balance. While not as overtly tannic as previous vintages, the grace that the 2006 Dry Creek Zinfandel exhibits will leave you cursing global warming and craving long, cool summers.

^$27.00

Amphora Wines

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2005 Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley, Mounts Vineyard

This 2005 Zinfandel was hand-harvested from 35-40 year old head-pruned vines from Mounts Vineyard on the west side of Dry Creek Valley. This deep ruby-red wine offers mouth-filling ...more aromas of spice, ripe raspberry and plums. Mouth-filling flavors of red currant laced with cinnamon and plum are complemented by a hint of black pepper. French and American oak flavors round out this well-balanced wine. It is an excellent match for lamb kabobs, beef stew, or even a flourless chocolate cake.

^$27.00

Chateau Leidigh

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2005 Estate Zinfandel
El Dorado County

An untraditional style of Zinfandel, like the 2004 vintage, this is not your brother's Zinfandel. It is very food-friendly, a modest 13% alcohol, but with plenty of "legs" to show ...more off its body. This wine goes great with tangy tomato-based sauces. Very limited production of only 60 bottles, each individually numbered and labeled by hand.

^$27.50

Deaver Vineyards

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1999 Signature Zinfandel

Rich and full-bodied, one of the best Deaver Zinfandels of the decade. With its deep, dark ruby color, this impressive wine features a fresh blueberry nose with lots of fruit on th ...moree back palate. Ripe tannins, blackberry flavor and balanced acidity produce a long, satisfying finish.

^$27.99

Ironstone Vineyards

CAW Rating: 88

100

2 reviews

2005 Reserve Old Vine Zinfandel
Sierra Foothills

Rich and ripe, this generous Zinfandel offers plush aromas and flavors of ripe blackberries, pepper and chocolate, finishing with well-rounded tannins and a lingering dark, fruit ...morefinish.

^$28.00

Cline Cellars

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2004 Bridgehead Zinfandel
Contra Costa County

The Bridgehead Zinfandel is consistently the most refined and elegant of the several Zins that we produce. Our 2004 Bridgehead Zinfandel has notes of spice and black pepper combine ...mored with bright blackberry. The wine is firm and deep with notes of chocolate and toasty vanilla. Benefiting from a fine-grained structure of balanced acids and tannins, the wine will age beautifully for well over the next 5 to 7 years. Its claret-like style and intriguingly complex earthy-berry character make this one of California's most distinct and our most treasured Zinfandels.

^$28.00

Cline Cellars

CAW Rating: 95

100

1 reviews

2005 Live Oak Zinfandel
Contra Costa County

The Live Oak Zin is known for its dimension of ripeness and individuality. A classic example of the big-boned Zinfandels for which Cline Cellars has become known, the 2005 Live Oak ...more Zin displays notes of sweet berries, spice, coffee and licorice. The wine has a firm and balanced structure of acid and fine grained tannins.

^$28.00

Cline Cellars

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2005 Big Break Zinfandel
Contra Costa County

Eucalyptus mint, firm structure and exotic spice are key elements in our â€™05 Big Break Zinfandel. Always one of our most robust wines, the 2005 oozes with power, revealing crisp ...moredark wild berries, exotic spice and vanilla. A distinct dusty berry character (reminiscent of picking wild black berries in the hot summer sun), what we affectionately describe as our "Oakley terroir," effuses predominately from this wine. This "Big Break" Zinfandel, which can be enjoyed young, should also benefit from 5 to 7 years of cellaring.

^$28.00

Inspiration Vineyards & Winery

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2005 Inspiration Vineyards Zinfandel, Estate Old Vine
Russian River Valley, Estate

Medium to full bodied, layered with concentrated flavors of of raspberry, cranberry, and black cherry along with spice notes of cardamom, clove and white pepper.

^$28.00

Chateau Felice

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2003 Estate Zinfandel
Chalk Hill

Bay leaf fills the nose while lavender and wild peppermint add a touch of sweetness to the finish. Rich, intense, and incredibly food-friendly.

^$28.00

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2005 Central Coast Zinfandel
Central Coast

CAW Rating: 100

100

1 reviews

The Grayson Zinfandel shows aromas of raspberry jam and candied cherry with vanilla, oak spice, and hints of cedar and sage. Intense ripe sweet wild berry fruit carries through on the palate that is lush and well balanced with a lingering fruity finish.

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