92 Points Wine Advocate
Out of magnum with similar notes as our last tasting two years ago
also well-known for Syrah and Pinot Noir
The RBS is 100% clone 337 from the B1 and B2 blocks
with an energized mouthfeel despite its massive fruit and extract
Ravenswood, Sonoma Valley, Barricia Vineyard, Zinfandel 2009 LOIRE LUXE 92 Points Wine Advocate90 Points CellarTracker Member Deep dark garnet in color; almost opaque. Fragrant, attractive & youthful aromas of ripe dark fruits of cherries, blackberries & plummy with toasty oak overtones, briary, pepper, spices, dried herbs, licorice, leather, minerals, some aged tobacco and vanilla in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of balanced, still developing & youthful, jammy, rich, ripe dark fruit flavors of cherries,