Look at that! I’m posting the official Royal Tannin Bomb Wine of the Month (WOTM) selection within the same month to which it belongs! Will wonders never cease…
So far three of our four WOTM winners have been French. The only New World entrant was a California Pinot Noir. Go figure. I thought it time for [...]
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WOTM – Wine of the Month [0908] – Rosenblum Cellars Annette’s Reserve Redwood Valley Zinfandel 2005
Zinfandel, Tier I, mk iv, affordable – assaggio majoralus
One of The Royal Tannin Bombs most intense Zinfandel tastings – this is the one you did not want to miss. The results are in – here we go.
Speak your mind below.
Zinfandel, Tier I, mk iv, affordable – assaggio majoralus (prep)
Well kids, it’s that time again. No, not to worry, it’s not bath time; rather it’s time to hit a few massive gnarlacious Zinfandels. Stay tuned for this Saturday’s (June 13, 2009, A.D.) colossal Zinfandel tasting, where we’ll be sampling the very finest from our previous efforts up against a few new contenders. Yes they’ll [...]
Syrah redux – 20090517
Tally-Ho and I decided to revisit the Syrah varietal.
Layer Cake Shiraz 2008, South Australia, 14.9%, $16.99
Ledgewood Creek Winery & Vineyards 2005 Estate Grown Syrah, Suisun Valley, 14.2%, $16.00
Rosenblum Cellars 2005 England-Shaw Vineyard Syrah, Solano County, 14.2%, $14.99
Rosenblum Cellars 2005 Hillside Vineyards Syrah, Sonoma County, 14.6%, $21.99
Zaca Mesa Estate Grown & Bottled 2004 Syrah, Santa Ynez [...]
Zinfandel, Tier I, mk iii, affordable – assaggio majoralus
Another stab at Zinfandel upper echelon madness – The Royal Tannin Bombs Tier I affordable showdown tasting. Which showed us Royals up, more than it was a show-down.
The contenders were:
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Annette’s Reserve Redwood Valley Zinfandel, 14.7% abv, $30
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Annette’s Reserve Redwood Valley Zinfandel, 14.9% abv, $35
2006 Four Vines Winery “Maverick” Amador [...]
Zinfandel, Tier I, mk iii, affordable (assaggio minoralus)
Well, we here at The Royals know how to beat a dead horse, so we (again) turned to a quick impromptu Zinfandel tasting to see how a few of our favourites stacked up.
The Contenders
2006 Four Vines Winery “The Maverick” Amador County Zinfandel pH 3.88 TA: 0.72, 14.9% abv, $24.99
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Snows Lake Vineyard Lake [...]
Zinfandel, Tier I, mk ii, affordable, (assaggio majoralus)
The Rosenblum Cellars tasting is complete!
The Contenders:
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Snows Lake Vineyard Lake County, 14.9% abv, $29.99
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Harris Kratka Vineyard Alexander Valley, 14.7% abv, $33.99
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Monte Rosso Vineyard Sonoma Valley Reserve, 14.8% abv, $39.99
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Annette’s Reserve Redwood Valley, 14.7% abv, $30
Mystery I: 2005 Rosenblum Cellars Aparicio Vineyard Amador [...]
This Friday! Zinfandel, Tier I, mk ii, affordable, (assaggio majoralus) (prep)
Friday night!
The Contenders:
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Rockpile Road Vineyard Rockpile Upper Dry Creek Valley, 14.8% abv, $31.99
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Snows Lake Vineyard Lake County, 14.9% abv, $29.99
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Harris Kratka Vineyard Alexander Valley, 14.7% abv, $33.99
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Annette’s Reserve Redwood Valley, 14.7% abv, $30
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Monte Rosso Vineyard Sonoma Valley Reserve, 14.8% [...]
Zinfandel, Tier I, mk i, affordable, (assaggio majoralus)
Mk i of the Tier I affordable Zinfandel tasting is in the record books.
The Contenders:
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Rockpile Road Vineyard Rockpile Upper Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel, 14.8% abv, $31.99
2006 Summers Villa Andriana Vineyard Estate Bottled Napa Valley Zinfandel, 14.2% abv, $19.99
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Snows Lake Vineyard Lake County Zinfandel, 14.9% abv, $29.99
2006 Four Vines [...]
TONIGHT!!! Zinfandel, Tier I, mk i, affordable, (assaggio majoralus)
TONIGHT!
The Contenders:
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Rockpile Road Vineyard Rockpile Upper Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel, 14.8% abv, $31.99
2006 Summers Villa Andriana Vineyard Estate Bottled Napa Valley Zinfandel, 14.2% abv, $19.99
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Snows Lake Vineyard Lake County Zinfandel, 14.9% abv, $29.99
2006 Four Vines Winery “Maverick” Amador County Zinfandel, 14.9% abv, $24.99
Mystery I: 2006 Bella Vetta Jack’s [...]
