Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Snows Lake Vineyard

Still drinkable. But barely. Pretty much busted. Tons of sediment in bottle.

2005 vintage

Not so good, not flawed but flat.

2005 vintage

Well past its prime- I wish I had gotten to this last year.

2005 vintage

Maybe a little past it's prime, but smooth and soft on the palate, with taste of plum and cherry. Excellent with barbecued ribs.

2005 vintage

Little tight at first but opened up during dinner, slight fruit taste.

2005 vintage

rich, full bodied, almost like port. great with marinated pork loin and yams

2005 vintage

Sweet black cherry flavor with a little heat on the finish. Tasty with a marinated pork loin and Tuscan roasted vegetables

2005 vintage

A bit jammy but held up well with spicy grilled ribs.

2005 vintage

Missed the boat on this one. The bottle I had two years ago was excellent, rich and full. This bottle was decent, nothing in comparison.It seemed dried out. Drink up.

2005 vintage

Opened and drank without decanting. This is quite amazing. Easy to drink, dark red color, almost black with a nice plum taste, and light peppery aftertaste. Need to buy more.

2005 vintage

Dark purple. Cherry & blackberry, spice aroma. Black cherry, chocolate and spice with still pronounced tannins and nice acidity for a long finish. 89

2005 vintage

Good!

2005 vintage

I had high expectations for this wine but was a bit disappointed. I agree with the previous notes, dark in color, berries, plum. Good nose (berry).

2005 vintage

Dark purple-blackberry aroma-chewy, jammy black cherry, plum and toast-last bottle 10 mos ago was good-this one was much better-structure says to me the next one in a few more months will be better yet! Visited the Rosenblum tasting room in Healdsburg just off the town square last week. Take the time to go there if you are in Healdsburg - its worth it!

2005 vintage

Consistent with previous notes. Dark. Lots of oak. Medium bodied. Somewhat sweet and lush up front, followed a surprisingly tart & tannic finish. Worked nicely with food. [14.9% abv.; $17.00].

2005 vintage

Popped and poured, the nose and palate was dominated by alcohol when first opened, after 20min plum, vanilla and chocolate notes became present throughout the nose and palate. Not as jammy or fruity as I expected, based on privious ct notes, A solid wine that still had some tannins to shed.

2005 vintage

Quite enjoyable.

2005 vintage

Big jammy wine. Nice dark ruby colour. Would buy again.

2005 vintage

Nice zin with big fruit, not jammy, and modest spice.

2005 vintage

What an unexpected pleasure for me. I am not a big Calif wine fan (mostly Old World for me), but this wine was simply delicious. There was fruit but it was not excessive. Rich in the way that a good zin can be rich -- a little hint of chocolate from time to time. Pretty good after just a few minutes after opening. It evolved somewhat through the bottle, not necessarily getting better, but changing. A real treat.

2005 vintage

Jammy plummy fruit.

2005 vintage

Juicy, dense, sweet, floral fruit. Full bodied with blueberry and some tobacco and a little acid. Sweet nature is somewhat contained within it's dark base, but ultimately although it's not as full throttle as many zins, it is too sweet and flabby for my taste. Probably would go well with sweet BBQ sauce, but otherwise it's just so-so. B-

2005 vintage

Decanted an hour and ate with smoked pork and beef. Jammy at first, then a layer of dark chocolate. Very well balanced Zin.

2005 vintage

Very fruit forward and jammy, slightly sweet. Lots of dark cherry, some vanilla and spice. Found to be a bit thin - it loses its spice and substance after it is in the glass for about 15 min and all that is left is overwhelming fruit. Not very well balanced - I like Zins that balance the fruit with spice and body. Much better with food than by itself - went well with grilled burgers and spicy salsa. Would be …

2005 vintage

Delicious zin, without any fruit bomb overtones. Tart and spicy on the nose, with some barnyard thrown in. Tart, stewed tomatoes and berries, with iced coffee overtones, balanced by nicely measured and chewy tannins. A really above average pleasant experience, working well as a mature sipper or pairing with food.

2005 vintage

We enjoyed this. Big and fruity in the Rosenblum style, but not as sweet as we feared it would be. It didn't really strike us as over the top.

2005 vintage

This is hotter and less elegant than it started out. This was my favorite of the '05s at a 2007 ZAP tasting, but aging has rounded out some of the most likable pieces of this wine. Still good and pleasant, but no longer a standout.

2005 vintage

Back end of this wine was more tart & tannic than previous bottles. [14.9% abv.; $17.00].

2005 vintage

Dark purple color. Dark fruit - cherry and plum taste with nice tannins. came back for a second try after being open for 4 hours. While still very nice and perhaps a little smoother on the finish it was not significantly different.

2005 vintage

Unfortunately, I didn't the have the same experience of enjoying the fruit flavors others have noted. This zin was almost port-like with a strong chocolate note. I also picked up the taste and smell of nail polish, the tell-tale sign of volatile acidity. That probably shouldn't be too surprising since the wine weighs in at 14.9% alcohol per the label (I'd bet it's actually over 15%) and such chemical imbalances generally occur in high alcohol wines. The wine was still …

2005 vintage

Another big, rich, & robust effort by Rosenblum. Dark purple in color, nearly no thinning around the edges. Just a hint of ruby translucence. The nose showss tons of briary red fruit & spicy oak. Just enough "tangy-Zin berries" keep the mid-palate interesting. Medium length finish. Not overly confected, but the "back-end' of the bottle's first two-thirds could use a little more "grip". The bottle's last third was nice [add two points]! When pairing with food isn't the aim, this …

2005 vintage

Good. Somewhat fruity base but tannins came trhough.

2005 vintage

I went out looking for the Vintner's Cuvee XXX that I had enjoyed so much and they were out, so I tried this one. Not nearly as good of a wine. Lacking in spice, there's a hint of plum, and plums just don't do it for me.

2005 vintage

Delicious Zin!

2005 vintage

Pomergranate, cherry, black plum.

2005 vintage

Nice, dark Zin color. Nearly opaque, but no visible sediment. Decanted 3 hours. Nose contained must, and forest floor, plus some spice. First drink was very hot, showing heavy dark currant and blueberry, plus woody notes. Detected a bit of black licorice. Finished short, after the heat fell away, but the short finish was pleasant.

2005 vintage

OK at best

2005 vintage

Jammy, plummy, dark berries, and soft.

2005 vintage

Typical Rosenblum style with big jammy upfront fruit. This has a tough of heat on the nose and palate, but finishes with a nice spiciness. Not the greatest food wine as this is lacking cutting acidity, but good on its own or as a pre-dinner quaffer.

2005 vintage

Nice big full zinfandel. Flavors of plums and berries, with a mouthful of wild briary/brambliness. There are some unpleasant port-like notes underneath it all, which, in my book, took this wine down a few points.

2005 vintage

Sweet, jammy, and a bit unbalanced. Someone else commented that this would be a good barbecue wine -- I agree.

2005 vintage

Full bodied with heavy dark berries and plums fruit forward on a base of spice.

2005 vintage

Overripe, slightly raisined fruit, with a green note of fish oil on the nose. It's a spicy blackberry. licorice, and raisin jam in the mouth, and quite hot on the finish. Not without its virtues, but I expect more (and usually Rosenblum delivers more).

2005 vintage

Sweet candy-like fruit, lightweight, quite "hot." This would be a barbeque wine.

2005 vintage

Always good....drunk by howard

2005 vintage

nose: the raspberry was almost overpowering. It actually has that skittles smell to it – like artificially too sweetened fruit, but with a dash of spice. Palate: similar to the nose – like plastic cinnamon fruit. Like those hard red candies. . .redhots, but in cherry-raspberry flavor.

2005 vintage

Here's a wine that was in desperate need of food, and better yet . . . chocolate. Kind of an immature wine that hit us over the head with its intense alcohol, which managed to obscure the peppery and jammy overtones that we expect in Zinfandel. The only thing we could detect on the finish was black licorice (anise).

2005 vintage

Typically I enjoy Rosenblum's offerrings. This was just didn't do it for me. Perhaps it's still too young, it seemed to have a bit of fizz to it and really nothing seemed to come together in the bottle. It was drunk over two nights, the first after an incredible Bella Dry Creek Zin so perhaps it's too much to ask a lesser Rosenblum to stand up against that competition. Poured out the last half of the bottle.

2005 vintage

ZAP tasting, barrel sample, first time tasting this vineyard, lots of dark fruit, wood, vanilla and spice, very tasty, one of my top 5 zinfandels today.

2005 vintage

We loved this wine when we tasted it at a wine bar in Tucson. Remember it as an explosive rich and jammy zin. When I opened this bottle I was disappointed. It was fruity but seemed rather thin. I decanted it and left it overnight. It really opened and smoothed out. Nice bouquet, raisins and fruit. Liked it a lot but still not the wine I remembered.

2005 vintage

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