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2015 Limerick Lane Rocky Knoll Zinfandel

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August 13, 2023 - $36

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RATINGS

95Jeb Dunnuck

...offers a more nuanced, complex style in its blueberry, pomegranate, sandalwood, and cedar pencil aromas and flavors. Elegant, seamless, and incredibly pure, it shines for its complexity and elegance, yet still packs terrific fruit.

94The Wine Advocate

...sings of crème de cassis, blackberry pie and crushed rocks with touches of baking spices, pepper, hoisin, tilled soil and fried herbs. The palate is full-bodied and full-on decadent with firm, grainy tannins and a pleasantly tart, refreshing line, finishing very long and spicy.

94Vinous / IWC

...Clean, mineral notes run through a core of intense dark fruit. Powerful and intense in all of its dimensions, but with substantial polish...Cedar, tobacco, incense and new leather give the 2015 its distinctive personality.

94Wine Enthusiast

This is another fantastic vintage of this Zinfandel, blended smaller amounts of Mourvèdre and Petite Sirah. It offers a wealth of soft, juicy milk chocolate and cherry pie character and is high in acidity and dusty tannin.

90Wine Spectator

Supple and spicy, yet subtly brooding at the core, offering precise notes of tart cherry and blueberry, with grilled sage and pepper flavors.

REGION

United States, California, Sonoma, Russian River Valley

Russian River Valley AVA is named for the river that meanders from Mendocino County in the north until it finally runs into the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco. The AVA is cool thanks to its proximity to the northern California coast and the river, and grape growers must learn to deal with regular fog. Nevertheless in recent decades the AVA has become one of the best in the state, meaning that its wines often earn excellent reviews and have considerable cachet. The AVA status was awarded in 1983 and today the appellation has 15,000 vineyard acres. Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape though Pinot Noir has also been very successful in recent decades. Russian River Valley Pinot Noir are known for being rich, lush and filled with concentrated fruit and berry flavors. Russian River Pinot Noirs are today considered some of the best domestic Pinot Noirs.

TYPE

Red Wine, Zinfandel

Zinfandel is a black-skinned grape, but 85% of the wine produced is made into a rosy “White Zinfandel.” Red Zin is far more complex and bold, while still being light-bodied. It grows in popularity as winemakers continue to experiment with new styles and blends.