Ravenswood, Barricia Zinfandel Single Vineyard, Sonoma Valley

Ravenswood · California › Sonoma Valley › United States of America

Red · Zinfandel

Critics

90 /100

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Reviews

89.8

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Cork was dried out, but the wine underneath was fantastic.

2009 vintage

Most excellent!! Decanted half the bottle 45 minutes and compared against undecanted. Both superb, but the undecanted had a significantly higher degree of energy and bouquet. Modestly ripe blackberry and pepper on the nose. Gobs of brambleberry on the palate with some white pepper and anise. Long, somewhat tannic brambleberry on the finish with really good tannin/acid balance. No hint at all of a 12 year old wine! Well stored bottles easily have 3-5 more years of superb drinking. P.S. …

2009 vintage

Still very nice due to optimal cellaring.

2009 vintage

Still drinking quite nicely - A great pizza wine!

2009 vintage

Perhaps the best bottle yet.

2009 vintage

Bleh. Prune prune prune. Over ripe and not enjoyable. Poured down the drain.

2009 vintage

Still young. Better with some air

2009 vintage

Better than remembered. Maybe drank the others too early.

2009 vintage

LORI TASTED

2009 vintage

Deep dark garnet in color; almost opaque. Fragrant, attractive & youthful aromas of ripe dark fruits of cherries, blackberries & plummy with toasty oak overtones, briary, pepper, spices, dried herbs, licorice, leather, minerals, some aged tobacco and vanilla in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of balanced, still developing & youthful, jammy, rich, ripe dark fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries and blueberries with toasty oak, pepper, spices, herbs, minerals, some cocoa and vanilla. Long lingering finish with …

2009 vintage

Deep dark garnet in color; almost opaque. Fragrant & attractive aromas of ripe dark fruits of cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, briary, some herbs, anise, leather, minerals, some aged tobacco, toasty oak and a hint of vanilla. Full bodied with a very good concentration of balanced, still developing but smooth textured, jammy, rich, ripe dark fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries and blueberries with spices, some herbs, minerals and a slight touch of vanilla. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well …

2009 vintage

Barricia - how about Barrel. Too much American Oak really detracted from the solid deep dark fruits here - too bad. Not sure if the Oak will ever surrender to the fruit.

2009 vintage

- Garnet color with fast forming legs. It's balanced with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a long finish.

2009 vintage

Nice vivid fruit tastes, but they fell off in the last third of the bottle. Didn't have the pepper & spicyness of some Zins.

2009 vintage

Bright, prominent tannins, medium body. Acidic, tangy, a bit tart. Leathery texture. Can just imagine the grapes being smaller berries at harvest. Needs time to resolve.

2009 vintage

Excellent, bright, fruity. Well balanced for such a youthful zin.

2009 vintage

- Brick color with medium forming legs and aromas of tobacco. It's overly acidic and has flavours of blackberry with a medium/full body. Leathery texture with a short finish.

2009 vintage

A nose of dark cherry, dark purple in the core of the glass, lightening to a bit of a garnet red on the edges. This single vineyard Zin is medium to full bodied, with a long finish. The alcohol comes through, but not too hot. The wine is robust and full-flavored, with a touch of dark fruit, but more obviously, a smoky, meaty element.

2009 vintage

Bright and full of Zinfandel berries and spice. Young and somewhat thick, very good, but no threat to my love affair with Carlisle Zins

2009 vintage

Full body. Strong but balanced tannins.

2009 vintage

Opened and aired for about an hour before drinking. I found the juice to be tasty but overall I found the wine to be a bit too tight and tannic for my liking. Even revisited the bottle the 2nd day and still was on the sour side. Perhaps it could have used a bit more time to age, but I am just not sure how much potential is there.

2009 vintage

n - blueberries, lively t - good acidity, some chewiness refreshing, not heavy, rather nice tick

2009 vintage

A nose of dark cherry and spice, dark purple in color. A full bodied single vineyard Zin, with black cherry, raspberry, plum and spices, good length on finish.

2009 vintage

14.9% ABV. Slightly translucent dark garnet in the glass. A bit reserved aromatically with a dark fruit, a woody note, and a suggestion of dry stones. Full bodied and somewhat structured with some dry tannin and black fruit. Perhaps a touch of dried fig. I'd suggest giving this a bit more time.

2009 vintage