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This is the second bottle we opened up on Friday night. We had bought this about a year and a half ago at Costco as a part of a mixed case; most of which were Zinfandels that the vintners had claimed were "old vine". As there is no governance over the use of "old vine" you have to take any vintners claim to old vines with some sceptiscism. Old to one vintner may mean 20 years, whilst anything under 80 to another is young. Fortunately, Mr. Strong dates his vines on the rear label - at least some of them come from 100 year old vines.
Mr. Strong also claims "Estate" on the label - in this case it's a meaningless claim because Mr. Strong's estate is non-contiguous and in several different AVA's.
I was very pleasantly surprised by this wine as I usually don't expect an excellent wine from a vintner of this size.
The colour was almost as purple as a Petite Sirah (but then again it could be that my glass was still stained from the Petite we had just finished). The nose had white pepper on it and the first taste was of black currants. MMMmmmm.
My wife got citrus on the nose and apples on the tongue. I couldn't get the citrus even after an additional swirl, but after she mentioned it I got both apples and pears on the palette.
By the end of the bottle, I was getting concord grapes sans-fox and SaraGrace was getting lemons.
The presentation was good. It came in a Bordeaux bottle with a real cork. The back label gives some info, and the tasting notes give more.
The Verdict:
I would buy more and drink it now.| Style: | Zinfandel |
| Varietals: | Zinfandel |
| Appellation/Terrior: | Sonoma, California |
| Vintage: | 2004 |
| Vintner: | Rodney Strong |
| Alcohol: | 14.5% by Volume |
| Price: | $18.45 |
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