Red
Bradford Mountain Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley · Sonoma · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Zinfandel
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Dry Creek Valley · Sonoma
- Appellation
- Dry Creek Valley
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast lamb · pork ribs · barbecue · grilled meats
Rated vintages
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201287 pts
Brambly in blackberry jam, this is a fairly elegant and restrained version of the variety for the area. The mountain-grown grapes provide substantial tannins and a dusty taste of wood. Coffee marks the abbreviated finish.
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200591 pts
This is an enormously fruity Zinfandel that offers a flood of flavor, making it instantly likeable. Dry, full-bodied and tannic, it's powerful in briary blackberries, cherries, currants, cola, anise, pepper and cinnamon, with an edge of sweet, smoky oak and cocoa. Should develop…
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199791 pts
Firm, ripe and fruity, with a nice mix of plums, berries and earth. The mountain fruit shows good acids, some mineral elements, and a long, complex finish with a fair amount of earth and barnyard. A distinctive, earthy style.