Red
Century Vines Zinfandel
Alexander Valley · Sonoma · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Zinfandel
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Alexander Valley · Sonoma
- Appellation
- Alexander Valley
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast pork · grilled lamb · aged cheeses · gourmet burgers
Rated vintages
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2017
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2013
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2011
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2010
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200992 pts
The 2009 vintage was successful for Sausal's three new Zinfandels, and this intense, concentrated bottling shows how the cool weather managed to ripen the grapes, yet keep alcohol levels moderate. It's a big, powerful wine, packed with wild berry, cola, licorice, spice and sanda…
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2008
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2007
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200687 pts
Dry and intricate, with Zinny flavors of wild raspberries, nettles, thyme and pepper. Yet there are some overripe notes of raisins that give this dry wine a Porty taste.
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200592 pts
From 130-year-old vines, this is a densely layered, bigtime Zin. The flavor concentration is just tremendous, a critical mass of briary, wild blackberries, black currants, dark chocolate, licorice and fabulous Asian spice. True, the alcohol is on the high side, but the wine fini…
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2004