Unfiltered Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

A big berry jammy spectacle in my glass. Black fruit, cinnamon, nutmeg, and olioberry. Don’t remember ever having a bad Rafanelli.

This is the SONOMA County Zinfandel that is the standard. Luscious cherry, coffee, cola, cinnamon and wild-herb notes. Sleek tannins.

Slow-ox’d for about 90 minutes. Drank alongside the 2015. The 2016 is more dark fruit dominant with a pleasant streak of black pepper, baking spices and vanilla. A lovely spine of acid and tannin. Both vintages are young but this is textbook Rafanelli and should age gracefully.

On the lighter side. Had with mushrooms. It was nice.

This was good, did not show any age but believe it lost something being 8 years old. A lot going on at dinner so no notes but think I have to start drinking up my stash of older Zins.

Happy New Year Delectable Family!!!

They make such good Zins. Briar & Bramble, dark red fruit. Currants, smoke, tea

Fruit

Excellent zin. Cinnamon, clove, tannins.

AWM :)