Red
Riebli Valley Vineyard Zinfandel
Sonoma County · Sonoma · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Zinfandel
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Sonoma County · Sonoma
- Appellation
- Sonoma County
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
grilled meats · pork chop · Tex-Mex cuisine · spicy hermit crabs
Rated vintages
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201187 pts
The grapes are from an old vineyard on the warmer eastern side of Russian River Valley, in the Mayacamas foothills. The wine is exceptionally ripe, with blackberries veering into prunes and raisins. The tannins are wonderfully smooth and complex. Drink it now with barbecue.
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200988 pts
Even by De Loach's standards of enormously ripe Zinfandels, this one stands out. It's a hydrogen bomb of a wine, fantastically rich in berries and fruits that have a slightly dried quality to them. The tannins are thick, and the alcohol seems higher and hotter than the stated 14…