Well, I love it when we get recommendations from our customers. This time it was about the Montelena Estate Zinfandel 2007. Wow! What a great Zin! This newly released Zinfandel has a very pleasing, bright, clean ruby color. The nose is loaded with interest, from tobacco and cedar-spice box to classic Zinfandel briar-berry and bright strawberry on top. With a soft entry, the palate builds to a big, jammy mid-palate rich with barrel spice, clean tart blackberry, and velvety tannins throughout. Sweet vanilla notes lead into a smooth, ripe berry finish with hints of passion fruit. $34.00

We’ve been great fans of Patricia Green Cellars for a long time and the 2008 Pinot Noir Croft Vineyard certainly lives up to our high esteem for wines from this winery. Bright red in color, the musky red berry and cherry aromas are complemented by notes of violet and licorice. Firm, finely etched berry and cherry flavors are refreshing and nicely framed by silky tannins. It is a burly, black fruited, masculine, rich, and intense wine with a boatload of personality. As ageable as any wine we produced in 2008. A seriously interesting wine for those with some patience and cellar space. The licorice and floral notes repeat on the long, mineral-driven, nervy finish. 91 Points – Stephen Tanzer. 430 cases produced. $37.00

Here’s another favorite from the Family Winemakers Tasting - the 2008 Violet Green Syrah, “The Bowl” offers a seductive taste of Mendocino’s Alder Springs Vineyard best fruit. Big, rich, and layered with intense fruit, this wine is an expression of what pure Alder Springs Syrah is all about. It has a good backbone of dense rich dark fruit with structure to match. Balance and penetrating focus characterize this Syrah. $28.00

Cesar Toxqui is truly an example of the American dream. He moved to Mendocino County from Mexico when he was just sixteen years old. His first job was tying down grape vines at the famous Fetzer Vineyards. Working full-time and attending school evenings and weekends he completed his senior thesis on organically grown grapes. Cesar strongly believes that fine wine begins with fine grapes. The Cesar Toxqui 2007 Zinfandel was aged for twenty-four months in neutral French oak barrels. Redolent in the black fruit flavors of currant, black cherry and blackberry plus buoyed by no small amount of grape tannin and smoky oak, this offering will remind you of what a big tasty Zinfandel should be! Winemaker Cesar opted to blend fifteen percent Petite Sirah to highlight the dark blackberry flavors that are prominent in good Zinfandels. 168 cases produced. $21.00

A Point Break (as distinct from a Beach Break) offers surfers a unique experience because it focuses the energy of prevailing swells (often from a few directions) into a single wave with a predictable and powerful path. Similarly, the 2007 Longboard Point Break Red focuses the influences of a few red varieties (Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Carignane and Zinfandel) and seamlessly integrates them into an expression of aromas and flavors that reflect the climate of Northern California. Bright and lush red and black fruit flavors enrobed in vanilla and mocha flavors that linger on the balanced finish. $22.00


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