RavensWood Old Vine Zinfandel 2009

Sonoma County, California, United States
Natalie's Score: 91/100
Community Score: 4.5/5
Community Reviews: 5
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Product #: 673798
Wine Type: Red Wine


 
Price: $23.95
Alcohol: 14.5%
Drink: 2012-2015
Sweetness: Dry
Bottle size: 750 ml

Winery: RavensWood
Agent: Constellation Brands Inc.
More Vintages: 2007 

Tasting note:

You can taste the old vine character in the complexity of this wine. Gorgeously complex with layers of dark red fruit and some smoke. Terrific finish. Food matches: beef brisket, homemade meatloaf.

Reviewed May 12, 2012 by

 

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Opinions about wine differ greatly as the experience is subjective. You may find it helpful to compare this critical evaluation of the wine with mine as well as your own:
Joel Baxter rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfadel is my go-to wine. It’s a wine I absolutely love as it’s delicious. What you’ll find with this mouth-watering wine are seductive aromas of black cherry, raspberry, blueberry, and a splinter of oak. It pairs with a wide variety of foods, and it’s a wine that is a crowd pleaser. As such, whenever I’m hosting a dinner party, or a BBQ in the backyard, I often uncork a bottle of Ravenswood Zinfandel.
Masahiro rated this wine as 90/100
Darlene Myers rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

I love an old vine Zinfandel so much I would like to try all of them. I had this one a couple of times while on vacation. I love all the flavors of plums and dark fruits, and the vanilla toasted oak. Great wine and very food friendly.
The aromas are rich and intense with black cherry, plum, clove, chocolate cake and burnt sugar. Full bodied and mouth-coating with a sweet fruit core edged by structured tannins. Source: Vintages Wine Panel

 
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Serve this wine between 60-65 degrees Farenheit or 15-18 degrees Celsius.

 

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