Ravenswood, Monte Rosso Zinfandel, Sonoma Coast
Ravenswood · California › Sonoma Coast › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
84
/100
Reviews
19
professional
Vintages
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88
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Taster #7456
· Feb 22, 2012
87/100
Leftovers night. PnP, pours a medium ruby to tourmaline at the edge. Classic older school zin nose of bramble, pepper, oak and dark fruits. Lighter bodied but at 14.8% that is surprising. Spicy interplay of red and black fruits with some acidic pomegranate and blood orange. Solid finish. Gaining weight and improving with air, and on day two much fuller and sweeter. Blackberry and overripe strawberry at the fore, with matchstick subtlety and overall thicker structure. The Zinfandel vines at …
2003 vintage
Taster #5780
· Feb 3, 2011
Past its prime. Nose and taste of port without the sharp alcohol flavor of port.
2003 vintage
Taster #3332
· Nov 19, 2009
86/100
Needs some time for the heat to subside, decanted for 40 minutes. Very jammy on the nose. Ripe fruit with some rasiny overtones and a nice finish of tar and leather. Bold, yet one dimensional, but more balanced than your typical zin.
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Taster #3332
· Aug 10, 2009
86/100
Black cherry, tobacco, tar. A bit tart and somewhat hot - though typical of zin. Can't get much better zin in this price range, a soild buy.
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Taster #3332
· May 28, 2009
86/100
Nice bottle of Zin, much better as it opened up. Fruity, high alcohol, nothing overly complex - about what you might expect form zin in this price range.
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Taster #1760
· Feb 13, 2009
83/100
Red/brick red color. Medium body. Cigar box, tobacco, and a bit of tar on the nose. Flavors are quite muted with a quick finish. Somewhat sour. Tannins are long gone. If you've got it, drink it, because this isn't getting any better with age.
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Taster #6693
· Jan 15, 2009
80/100
Should be called Deadwood from Sonoma.
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Taster #0034
· Mar 15, 2008
88/100
One of my favorites of Ravenswood's lineup. Nice and lush, black cherry, perhaps some vanilla. Nice and soft. Drink now.
2003 vintage
Taster #1144
· Dec 23, 2007
87/100
A little hot, and not too much varietal character until the good finish, which pretty much saves the day, however. This did not show as nearly as well at home as later vintages did in the tasting room.
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Taster #0619
· Dec 3, 2007
81/100
green sour and lacking fruit.
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Taster #1717
· Nov 18, 2007
87/100
Yum.
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Taster #6804
· Nov 8, 2007
75/100
High alcohol content and it tasted harsh - did not enjoy this one
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Taster #3625
· Mar 4, 2007
84/100
Yummy with burgers
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Taster #0619
· Feb 4, 2007
Good colour, with a nice finish. Not enough of a nose to recommend though. Can't see this improving much more.
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Taster #8492
· Jan 10, 2007
86/100
Wine Professional (RAI, Amsterdam, NL) : Big and rich Zin, liquorous fruit, piquant acidity, good length but hot, lacks finesse, pedestrian.
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Taster #4344
· Nov 1, 2006
88/100
nice and fruity. Went well with BBQ steak kabobs.
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Taster #6885
· Oct 20, 2006
not as good as the Lodi. Beth didn't really love it.
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Taster #0456
· Oct 20, 2006
84/100
green, grassy aroma sour cherry, plum
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Taster #6936
· Oct 19, 2006
84/100
Light wine, not to complex, smooth tannins, good everyday wine
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Taster #4510
· Aug 3, 2006
79/100
pretty awful. harsh acidity and lacking fruit. no thanks.
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Taster #3030
· Jul 31, 2006
79/100
Not much here - reticent nose, light non-descript palate and a short finish.
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Taster #0061
· Apr 22, 2006
85/100
very nice bottle after it opens up, nice fruit and spice with complexity but not gnarly. it deserves it's place as a zin staple.
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Taster #9971
· Jan 22, 2006
Very nice...
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Taster #9971
· Nov 13, 2005
Nice. Not too complex. Basic berry and Chocolate flavors Decent Tannic structure
2003 vintage