Red
Easton Old Vine Zinfandel (Fiddletown)
Fiddletown · Sierra Foothills · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Zinfandel
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Fiddletown · Sierra Foothills
- Appellation
- Fiddletown
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
rich beef dishes · barbecue · grilled lamb · spicy sausages · roast pork
Rated vintages
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200790 pts
The texture stands out on this dry, balanced wine. It's all velvet and silk in the mouth, almost like Pinot Noir, but everything else screams Zinfandel. The flavors are wild and exuberant, of innumerable wild berries, pepper, licorice and sweet, smoky bacon. Should develop over…
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200588 pts
Dark, lusty, powerful, stuffed with jammy dark berry and stone fruits, this Zin is a natural for rich beef dishes, and should reward aging. The blackberry and mulberry flavors are incredibly spicy, while the tannins are a bit astringent now, suggesting a few years in the cellar.