Dry Creek Old Vine Zinfandel 2016
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Category | Red Wine |
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Origin | California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley |
Brand | Dry Creek |
Wine Enthusiast
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This producer shows its heritage and skill with the variety, blending it with 19% Petite Sirah and 3% Carignan. Clove and gingerbread flavors highlight the spicy palate, which finds companionship in bright cherry and cranberry before unleashing a flurry of black pepper on the finish.
Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
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Echoing its predecessor in most every way, Dry Creek's 2016 Old Vine bottling again inclines to structured sturdiness yet is marginally deeper in continuous fruit and displays exceptional Zinfandel focus throughout its length. It, too, is a wine that promises to age famously, but those who are forgiving of a bit of youthful astringency will find plenty to like even now. That said, we see it gaining with time and expect it to reach a polished, but still-potent peak some three to five years down the line