The Prisoner Wine Company

Saldo California Zinfandel

9.0103 ratings
8.89 pro ratings
California, USA
Zinfandel
Lamb, Chicken, Turkey, White Rice, Pasta, Potato, Herbs, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Tomato-Based, Duck, Exotic Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pork, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Beef, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Tyler Christensen

Monster wine. Fruit, a bit of pepper, nice structure. Paired quite nicely with steak and potatoes

Monster wine. Fruit, a bit of pepper, nice structure. Paired quite nicely with steak and potatoes

5 people found it helpfulAug 23rd, 2015
Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

8.6

Heavy oak.

Heavy oak.

3 people found it helpfulJan 24th, 2015
Grant Nieland

2013 not as good as some earlier years but still a great zin spicy, with peppers and a hint of vodka. I wonder if they tried this on the Netflix original story Somm? This wine is red, this wine is medium+ bodied, pepper...blah blah blah this is good.

2013 not as good as some earlier years but still a great zin spicy, with peppers and a hint of vodka. I wonder if they tried this on the Netflix original story Somm? This wine is red, this wine is medium+ bodied, pepper...blah blah blah this is good.

2 people found it helpfulAug 1st, 2015
Ada Barber

2013 - Jammy and delicious

2013 - Jammy and delicious

1 person found it helpfulJul 24th, 2015
"Odedi"

Dark purple /inky in color with a short, dark purplish rim.

Extremely fruity on the nose, with blackberries, figs, sweet cherries, prunes, oak, cola, light vanilla, spices, graphite, smoke, light bacon and black pepper.

Full bodied, bold and jammy, with medium acidity and long, beautiful legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate, with black cherries, blackberries, black currants, strawberries, figs, leather, some green vegetables, licorice, oak, anice, vanilla, spices and peppercorn.

Long finish, with almost no tannins, and tart cranberries.

A nice Californian Zinfandel.
Big and bold, and nicely balanced, but too extreme for me. Enjoyable by itself or with food. A little hot at the back of the throat.

I'm a little disappointed with the 2013 vintage. The 2012 was better, nonetheless, a good bottle of wine.

I Paired it with a plate of hard cheeses and nuts.

15.9% ( yeah, I know...) Alcohol by volume.

Dark purple /inky in color with a short, dark purplish rim.

Extremely fruity on the nose, with blackberries, figs, sweet cherries, prunes, oak, cola, light vanilla, spices, graphite, smoke, light bacon and black pepper.

Full bodied, bold and jammy, with medium acidity and long, beautiful legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate, with black cherries, blackberries, black currants, strawberries, figs, leather, some green vegetables, licorice, oak, anice, vanilla, spices and peppercorn.

Long finish, with almost no tannins, and tart cranberries.

A nice Californian Zinfandel.
Big and bold, and nicely balanced, but too extreme for me. Enjoyable by itself or with food. A little hot at the back of the throat.

I'm a little disappointed with the 2013 vintage. The 2012 was better, nonetheless, a good bottle of wine.

I Paired it with a plate of hard cheeses and nuts.

15.9% ( yeah, I know...) Alcohol by volume.

May 14th, 2016
Peter Langenstein

2013

Apr 8th, 2016
Ryan Carey

Founder Wine Confidential

8.9

Big, bold, mouth-coating. Spicy blueberry and brown sugar. Vanilla on the finish

Big, bold, mouth-coating. Spicy blueberry and brown sugar. Vanilla on the finish

Feb 3rd, 2016
MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

Rich. Lush. Almost dessert like. It's smokey and has a #hickory aroma. That being said, it's well balanced and the ripeness is amazing. A day later and it would be too ripe and the fenolics are fantastic.

Rich. Lush. Almost dessert like. It's smokey and has a #hickory aroma. That being said, it's well balanced and the ripeness is amazing. A day later and it would be too ripe and the fenolics are fantastic.

Aug 27th, 2015
Jay Kline

Uhhhhhh...no.

Uhhhhhh...no.

Mar 13th, 2015
Doug Griffin

Some complexity, good fruit, a little one dimensional but tasty

Some complexity, good fruit, a little one dimensional but tasty

Jul 28th, 2021