Storybook Mountain, Mayacamas Range Zinfandel, Napa Valley

Storybook Mountain · California › Napa Valley › United States of America

Red · Zinfandel
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LWIN 1807118
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90 /100
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10
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90.4
Avg Score
93
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Taster #2453 · Sep 20, 2025
89/100
By the half bottle. Decanted and served at cellar temp. Initially, a touch of VA, but that blew off with some time. This got better with a little time as it woke up. Lots of stewed fruit, dried herb, but not overly tertiary flavors either. Stewed blueberry and blackberry with some dried rosemary. Slight leather as well. This is probably past its prime, but not dead yet! Still am enjoyable treat! 89 points.
2014 vintage
Taster #2302 · Mar 29, 2021
89/100
It's still a lovey wine and not overly fruity like some zins. But it does seem like it has lost a little fruit from when it was. I'd drink any you have soon. I did not notice any excessive alcohol or other issues (like a recent reviewer). I may also be spoiled by the bottle of Estate Reserve I recently finished!
2014 vintage
Taster #7954 · Oct 20, 2020
I think I had a corked bottle. It smelled kinda like wine and wet socks or some sort of damp place when I opened it. Then tasting it I could feel surges of heavy Alcoholic headaches punching through my brain. There was little fruit left it felt like the bottle was still fermenting.
2014 vintage
Taster #7954 · Oct 11, 2020
Smelled like wet socks, might have been corked. The Alcohol was really apparent and strong bashing into the brain. Notes of fruit but not much left. I think the bottle was still fermenting.
2014 vintage
Taster #2272 · Apr 15, 2020
93/100
Lots of cherry flavor with really good structure, not overly forward. One of the best balanced zinfandels I have had.
2014 vintage
Taster #4632 · Aug 18, 2019
91/100
A restrained zin, but still plenty of currant fruit and pepper notes. Not lacking character at all, this is light handed and quite pretty - a style of zin that's catching my attention lately.
2014 vintage
Taster #8759 · Jun 22, 2019
91/100
Lean classic Zinfindal. All the peppery flavors. Ancient vines. Carefully made. Not fruit forward
2014 vintage
Taster #5112 · Jun 2, 2019
90/100
Elegant zinfandel from storybook. Red fruits with blue berries and violets. Tart cherries with clean full finish. Still a little young. Give it a few more years.
2014 vintage
Taster #3995 · Apr 23, 2019
91/100
Napa Valley (Sunfish cellars) : This wine seemed elegant and a little austere, for a zinfandel. Then, the finish is powerful and it lingers for 60+ seconds. This wine seems to need at least a couple years to calm down.
2014 vintage
Taster #8677 · Dec 25, 2017
92/100
Xmas wine. Always a favorite zin given its heritage and elegance. Great aromas of dark raspberries, currant, wet stones. Very balanced and richness of fruit is tame. Nice red and blue fruit profile and long finish.
2014 vintage
Taster #9596 · Dec 8, 2012
89/100
A little on the backside of the curve but still sophisticated with hints of fruit.
1999 vintage
Taster #0205 · Feb 21, 2008
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1994 vintage
Taster #2753 · Nov 19, 2007
What a shame, my last bottle and it tasted wonderful with mature tannins, sweet spicyness, and wonderful finish
1999 vintage
Taster #7495 · May 25, 2006
Ben's zin
1999 vintage
Taster #5533 · Aug 9, 2000
89/100
LEATHER AND BLACK CHERRIES IN THE NOSE. LICORICE, BLACK CHERRIES, AND JAMMY FRUIT IN THE FLAVOR. MEDIUM LENGTH FINISH. NEEDS A FEW MORE YEARS.
1994 vintage