Balletto Estate Zinfandel (Russian River Valley)

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Tipo

Red

Uva

Zinfandel

País

United States

Região

Russian River Valley · Sonoma

Denominação

Russian River Valley

Corpo

medium

Acidez

medium

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201388 pts

  This represents a softer, more subtle side of the variety, holding back on overripeness in favor of simple leather, compost and black pepper. Touches of unearthed truffle offer the wine's one note of richness.

• 200990 pts

  This is a very good price for a Zinfandel this fine. It's fairly delicate in mouthfeel for a Zin, with a light silkiness, and the tannin-acid architecture is elegant. As for the actual flavors, they're intense in red fruits, currants, sweet licorice and pepper. Hard to imagine a…

• 200889 pts

  This wine is filled with robust Zinny flavors, ranging from wild raspberries and red currants to tobacco, mocha and crushed black pepper. It's just beginning to pick up aged notes, making it sweeter and more mellow than it would have been two or three years ago. Kudos to Ballett…

• 200688 pts

  Stick this in a blind tasting with Pinot Noir and you might not be able to tell the difference. That's because it's a lighter-bodied Zin, and also because Pinots these days are heavier and riper. It has a silky texture, with rich, long-lasting flavors of cherries, raspberries, l…