Dry Creek Vineyard, Old Vine Zinfandel, Sonoma Valley

Medium dense dark crimson. cedar, spice and baked cherry nose. Medium to full bodied, sun baked cranberries, pepper, nutmeg, black cherries, grimy tannins, good acid, tar, and a medium to long finish. Always a killer.

2015 vintage

Big black fruit, pepper, grippy tannins, but not as in-your-face that might sound. Though, hot and tart, its complexity and balance make this a solid offering that has benefited well from some bottle age.

2015 vintage

Still has some fruit on the mid-palate. Excessive bret/barnyard/basement. Not quite flawed but close. Unenjoyable.

1994 vintage

Medium dry, medium to full bodied, predominantly sakura plum, raisins. Simple and pleasantly elegant, easy gentle palate and silky texture. This wine has aged nicely, with fine integrated tannins. Long round finish .

2006 vintage

Solid Zin. For the money i think this is a good value . Dark fruit , present tannins , licorice , black berry . Very nice. Only complaint is a slightly hollow finish but this may round out with time.

2017 vintage

PNP to a very complex wine unlike the typical other DCV zins. This was not a fruit bomb! Subtle raspberry notes initially followed by some sweet cassis and brambles. Not having a very long finish. this was the perfect accompaniment to BBQ chicken and rice.

2017 vintage

From magnum, brief notes. Blackberry, black pepper, cardamom, spice. Nice and fruit forward.

2017 vintage

Nice surprise here. Spicy, big black fruit, and complex. Great value.

2017 vintage

Ripe with bramble fruit. And lots of rye to it.

2017 vintage

Good. Would re-buy

2015 vintage

I liked this pretty well. Minimal nose. Fairly dense - still has fruit but not jammy. Some interesting briar/garrigue-like notes. Very prominent acidity. Not the best structured wine, but I think with the age it might have improved from a typical overly fruit dominated Zin.

2010 vintage

If you see it, try it, but don't pay a lot: I grabbed it at an auction for under ten bucks. A relic and remembrance from the glory days of California zin. Excellent condition, polished and juicy, rather muted for a zin. So tasty I wish I could make it my house wine.

1994 vintage

Big, fruity wine, unmistakably zin (I was surprised to see that it has 22% petite sirah). Lots of oak, which balances the fruitiness; lots of body too, from the high alcohol. Really good, but you have to be prepared for such a big wine.

2017 vintage

95 years old vines average. Bisson ranch is the backbone. All dry creek all old vines, darker, almost to a walnut character in a good way. And a good chunk of Petite Sirah for the same reasons as the Heritage.

2015 vintage

Color - Deep Garnet with some ruby hues. Nose - Plum, dark berries. Palate - Exceptionally dry feeling on tongue not sure if is big tannins with combination of the Hungarian oak and maybe a touch of being corked, but nothing on the nose that would indicate is corked. Was a bit off putting. Began to dissipate as it opened up. At first there was very little fruit but that began to show as it opened up with fruit beginning …

2015 vintage

(Wine Tasting Club) Dark red with slow legs, no sediment. A hint of menthol and plum aromas, flavors of cherry, chocolate, and cut grass. Medium body with a leathery texture, medium finish and high acidity.

2015 vintage

Saturated, nearly opaque, dark red violet color; wild berry, currant, pepper nose; tasty, juicy, concentrated, wild berry, blackberry with good balancing acidity; medium-plus finish (14.5% alcohol; natural cork)

2015 vintage

Nose of red cherry, earth, and baked cherry tart, same on the palate, medium/big body, fruit forward, simple, tasty, mouth filling fruit, juicy, in 2 years it will be a better Zinfandel, and a medium/long finish.

2015 vintage

Very tasty Zinfandel. Fruit forward, nice nose and some tannins.

2010 vintage

Definitely past its peak, however fruit is still present along with layers of tobacco, leather, plum, and earth with a hint of cedar. An interesting Zinfandel that has aged well over 20 plus years.

1995 vintage

The years of age have mellowed it a bit but it is still a nice Zinfandel. Had it with a sweet potato and red lentil soup and then with some Raspberry filled cookies. Some briary components

2006 vintage

Smooth and easy drinking... I can't believe I have an 04 and 03!

2005 vintage

Excellent bottle but needs some time to open up. Several hours.

2005 vintage

Past its prime, but still very drinkable, amazingly. Bought from the winery this fall after tasting at their bar and was impressed with how it held together.

1995 vintage

Nice wine...

2010 vintage

Semi-opaque purple; roasted, jammy fruit, menthol, and a little pepper on the nose; spicy, berry, plummy, and a fair amount of tannin; good.

2010 vintage

nose - oaky mouth - initial attack of rich fruit which quickly segues to sour berry fruit, followed by big tannins. nice, slightly rustic, and not really what i would expect from 90+ year old vines, (or whatever they claim). Perhaps will get better with bottle age?

2010 vintage

Previous reviewer is right on. Smooth, not jammy.

2006 vintage

Nice work. Not sweet like the old zins used to be. A bit spicy too. I wouldn't call it "thin", I t just wasn't heavy, which was good. More of a pinot weight to i.

2006 vintage

Solid weeknight zin. Getting better and better after a few years but still thin in the middle. $12 at the winery, probably wouldn't pay much more

2006 vintage

This was underwhelming out of the bottle, but after a half hour or so, it opened quite nicely. A little smoke, and flavors of plum, blackberry and earth. Tannins have integrated well, and were smooth. Not the greatest zin, and I'm not sure I couldn't find a better one for this price range, but very good, particularly with mushroom sauce.

2006 vintage

The wine looks Purple colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like Raspberry, Clove, and Cedar. It tastes like Strawberry, Cranberry, Raspberry, Prune, Dust, Cedar, Black Pepper, and Tobacco. The body is Medium/Full. The wine is textured Coarse. The wine finishes Long.

2005 vintage

Plain-Jane zin with no complexity or spice. Good fruit. Medium-bodied.

2006 vintage

This is aging. Much better than I remember the first bottle being. A little tight on nose but great mature tannins fruit and meaty.

2006 vintage

nice, a bit light

2005 vintage

Weak zin that completely falls apart on the mid palate and finish. Promising nose and initial taste but it disappears before you know what happened. Dozens of better zins out there at this price point.

2006 vintage

rather flabby and flat on first pour. opened up a bit the second day. still, not enough spice or complexity for a zin.

2006 vintage

I wasnt expecting much out of this bottle but I was mildly surprised. Big nose of creamy raspberries, baking chocolate, black pepper and anise. Pretty silky mouthfeel with a touch of heat. The tannins that are left are drying and chalky. More notes of chocolate which reminds me of ripe grenache or cabernet. Nice balance and not your typical zin but very enjoyable and easy drinking.

2004 vintage

very nice bottle of wine. didnt have the bite a zinfandel usually has, but was very smooth.

2006 vintage

Flinty on the nose, tart cherries with rough tannins with def improve will age

2006 vintage

Easy drinking zin, but nothing special.

2004 vintage

Nice everyday drinking zin. A good mix of red fruit and cedar flavors. Easy drinking.

2004 vintage

Nice, powerfull young Zinfandel. Dark purple color with a nose of red and purple fruit, cocoa, smoke and bramble. Palate coating with firm tannin and nice grip. A medium amount of acidity and not quite as long a finish as I'd like in a wine like this. There is a note of stewed plums on the finish that also detracts for me. 87-88 pts.

2005 vintage

Great combination of fruit and spice. Lots of white pepper, but still full of cherries, maybe even raspberries. Very tasty. Medium body. Probably more interesting with a little more time in the bottle.

2005 vintage

Very nice Zin with hints of paper, nice tannin and a bit of acidity.

2005 vintage

This is an great zinfandel, very typical of the Dry Creek style - classic fruit forward in taste and smell, with a medium finish.

2005 vintage

Dark purple color, ruby around the rim. Nose of raspberry and vanilla. Getting a lot of spice and some red fruit. This has been open for about 30 minutes, so another hour should do the trick. The fruit is there, just needs time. Full, lush mouth feel and coats the teeth. Longish finish. Good wine. Could evolve into a 90 to 91 pointer with some time.

2005 vintage

DC Zin Offline : Pruney and raisiny. This was thing and slightly falling apart with a little air. This one was definitely past its prime. 1 vote

1995 vintage

A Good Zin for Sat night with a sandwich

2004 vintage

not what the '03 was for me. This lacks the full balance of the prior year

2004 vintage

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