 | The dark ruby-hued 2006 Zinfandel La Storia reveals a big, spicy, peppery, briery-scented nose, medium to full body, soft tannins, and admirable purity and density. It is best drunk over the next 3-4 years.
Wine Advocate Rating: 90
[Issue: #187 / Feb 2010]
$25.00 |
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 | Deep ruby. Pungent aromas of black raspberry, cassis, tobacco and flowers. At once sweet and powerful, with good mineral snap to sweet red and dark berry flavors. Nicely concentrated zinfandel with good mineral lift on the gently tannic finish, where the cassis note echoes strongly.
Int'l Wine Cellar Rating: 90
[Issue: May/June 10]
$25.00 |
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 | The blueberry, plum and tomato leaf aromas and flavors had me on first sniff and sip. The sleek, supple texture was polished to a gleam. The wine, which contains 15 percent Petite Sirah, had richness without excess weight, power without the fangs of excess tannins or alcohol. Just what Zin should be.
Wine Enthusiast Rating: 90
[Issue: 01/07/10]
$28.00 |
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 | Expressive aromas of blueberry cobbler and smoky licorice lead to supple yet concentrated plum, sage and pepper-beef flavors. Drink now through 2014.
Wine Spectator Rating: 90
[Issue: Oct 15/09]
$29.00 |
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 | Sleek and bursting with fresh cherry and raspberry fruit, this is built around a complex frame that deftly balances tannins and acidity. Offers notes of smoky pepper, sage and fresh anise. Drink now through 2015.
Wine Spectator Rating: 93
[Issue: Aug 31/10]
$34.00 |
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 | Focused, rich and ripe, showing aromas of black cherry and smoky pepper, with sleek but complex flavors of boysenberry, licorice and toasty oak that linger with balanced tannins. Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Charbono and Grenache. Drink now through 2015.
Wine Spectator Rating: 92
[Issue: June 15/10]
$35.00 |
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 | Ripe and lush, this is loaded with zesty, lingering flavors of licorice that follow aromas of black raspberry, pepper and toasty sage. Drink now through 2014.
Wine Spectator Rating: 90
[Issue: Dec 31/09]
$35.00 |
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 | This is a very big, deeply flavored and densely concentrated wine. It’s so powerful, you might want to age it for a few years. As currently constructed it’s a massive juggernaut of blackberries, blueberries, coffee and sweet, smoky oak, finished with exotic spices.
Wine Enthusiast Rating: 93
[Issue: 05/01/10]
$36.00 |
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 | A beautiful massive, mouthfilling Zinfandel. Impresses on every level, from the smooth, rich tannins to the dryness and above all the depth and range of flavors. Blackberries, chocolate, anise, bacon, pepper, sandalwood, the list goes on. Zinfandel doesn’t get much richer than this.
Wine Enthusiast Rating: 94
[Issue: 05/01/10]
$36.00 |
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 | Dense and concentrated, with bold boysenberry, white pepper and loamy mineral aromas and complex yet tightly wound plum and anise flavors that lead to ripe but muscular tannins. Needs time. Best from 2011 through 2016.
Wine Spectator Rating: 91
[Issue: June 15/10]
$40.00 |
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