Ravenswood, Belloni Zinfandel, Russian River Valley

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LWIN 1426874
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86 /100
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13
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86.2
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91
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Taster #4461 · Dec 20, 2012
90/100
Crimson with pale edge. Thick, glass-coating. Light red raspberry and herb (sage?) nose. In the mouth it is alcoholic, soft with creamy raspberry fruit. Some fatness. Difficult with dinner, but really fun on its own.
2004 vintage
Taster #9775 · Oct 28, 2012
84/100
past its prime.
2004 vintage
Taster #9775 · Oct 9, 2011
88/100
Spicy pepper and oak on the nose upon initial opening. Very dry/oaky on first taste, and not much sweetness. Very smooth and enjoyable after decanting with hints of spice and berries.
2004 vintage
Taster #0185 · Feb 5, 2011
86/100
Needed a day of airing to be good. Even then not as good as I had hoped.
2004 vintage
Taster #2475 · Nov 21, 2010
88/100
I was disappointed. Light pepper.
2004 vintage
Taster #4461 · Jan 10, 2010
91/100
Raspberry fruit, and woody notes. full body but alcohol is in balance. Excellent, as one should expect. It has several more years ahead of it. (tasted a couple weeks ago so notes are only a sketch from memory)
2004 vintage
Taster #9775 · Jul 7, 2009
88/100
Very spicy. Hints of cedar/pepper. Delicious!
2004 vintage
Taster #6829 · Apr 27, 2009
87/100
Ruby red color; plum fruit, coffee and meat on the nose; well-balanced with nice, soft strawberry fruit, mild tannins and a modest finish. Much more reserved and composed than the Carlisle Sonoma (consumed last night). Not a wild child, but a good representation of what Zin can be--solid, well-balanced, food wine, which does a lot of things well and nothing great.
2004 vintage
Taster #3295 · Feb 20, 2009
77/100
this wine must be well past it's prime, I'm a little surprised since it is an 04, fruit was lacking, very flat, wasn't worth finishing the bottle, tried over two nights
2004 vintage
Taster #3295 · Jul 23, 2008
79/100
very dissapointing, lacked fruit or spice, much less enjoyable than previous bottles. I don't know if this bottle was off or just very poor timing. I have 2 more bottles and will wait. at this time I can't recommend Ravenswood zins, much prefer Ridge.
2004 vintage
Taster #3295 · Apr 15, 2008
87/100
very good
2004 vintage
Taster #3295 · Dec 19, 2007
88/100
quite enjoyable
2004 vintage
Taster #4329 · Aug 21, 2007
88/100
A little hard to drink. I have yet to find a Ravenswood that I enjoy (don't even get me started on the cheapo Vintner's Blend). A couple of hours in the decanter might of helped, but I don't have one so I powered through. Good fruit, but the tannins and alcohol overpowered.
2004 vintage
Taster #5824 · May 20, 2007
Sweet; Straightforward but tasty
2004 vintage