Buffalo Ridge Zinfandel 1998

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    Vintage
    1998

    Size
    750ML

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    The first Buffalo Ridge Zinfandel is quite a debut: its a big, powerful wine, rich with blackberry pie, raisin and berry aromas, sweetish, black fruit notes with cracked black pepper. Some spice and vanilla lingers on the mid palate. It has a clove-like silky finish, with a pleasant earthy quality reminiscent of Rhone Valley wines. With its robust flavors and tannins, this Zin is a red for the grill.
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    Buffalo Ridge, California
    Veteran Napa Valley winemaker Tom Eddy created the Buffalo Ridge red-wine brand as a destination for "wonderful fruit" that he found in California and Washington state vineyards, but which did not have a home in his Tom Eddy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon program. "I saw that consumers were looking for wines that were easy to drink, went well with food and fit their budgets. I was introduced to the French Camp vineyard in California's Central Coast, and a particular Syrah block there looked promising. I made the first Buffalo Ridge Syrah from French Camp in 1997, and I'm excited about the quality of wines that can be made from this and other 'undiscovered' vineyards in California and Washington."
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    Unapologetically bold, spice-driven and jammy, Zinfandel has secured its title as the darling of California vintners by adapting well to the state's diverse microclimates and landscapes. Born in Croatia, it later made its way to southern Italy where it was named Primitivo. Fortunately, the imperial nursery of Vienna catalogued specimens of the vine, and it later made its way to New England in 1829. Parading the true American spirit, Zinfandel found a new home in California during the Gold Rush of 1849. Somm Secret—California's ancient vines of Zinfandel are those that survived the neglect of Prohibition; today these vines produce the most concentrated, ethereal and complex examples.

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    The largest and perhaps most varied of California’s wine-growing regions, the Central Coast produces a good majority of the state's wine. This vast California wine district stretches from San Francisco all the way to Santa Barbara along the coast, and reaches inland nearly all the way to the Central Valley.

    Encompassing an extremely diverse array of climates, soil types and wine styles, it contains many smaller sub-AVAs, including San Francisco Bay, Monterey, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Paso Robles, Edna Valley, Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley.

    While the Central Coast California wine region could probably support almost any major grape varietiy, it is famous for a few Central Coast reds and whites. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel are among the major ones. The Central Coast is home to many of the state's small, artisanal wineries crafting unique, high-quality wines, as well as larger producers also making exceptional wines.

    YNG821522_1998 Item# 15124

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