Bella Big River Ranch Zinfandel (Alexander Valley)

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Tipo

Red

Uva

Zinfandel

País

United States

Região

Alexander Valley · Sonoma

Denominação

Alexander Valley

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201293 pts

  Quite full bodied and obviously powerful in flavor, this wine is piled deep and rich with fruit aromas and flavors like ripe blackberries and blueberries plus chocolate and espresso. An impressive, astringent texture adds structure and makes it appetizing to drink, while the tan…

• 201089 pts

  Defines a Dry Creek Valley style of Zinfandel, with high alcohol, a heady full-bodiedness, and massive flavors of wild berries, currants, raisins, spices and earthy elements. Drink it over the next 3–4 years, before the fruit starts to turn.

• 200992 pts

  This is dry, rich, heady, spicy and utterly delicious. As usual, it contains a splash of Petite Sirah. Already throwing some sediment, it's pretty tannic, with complex flavors of wild blackberry and blueberry, black currant, licorice, cola, bacon and plum sauce, with a hint of e…

• 200786 pts

  Every effort seems to have been made to extract the maximum amount of richness from this wine, but the result is simply heavy, not to mention oaky and drily tannic. The tastes of are ripe mashed blackberries, anise, pepper and dark, unsweetened cocoa.

• 200591 pts

  This vineyard has been the source of a string of rich, complex, classic Zins from Bella, and the '05 is the best yet. It's a big, lusty wine whose volume is pumped up with a dose of Petite Sirah. The flavors run toward blackberries, boysenberries, plums, coffee, carob and Asian…