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2009 Robert Biale Vineyards Zinfandel Black Chicken Napa Valley
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2009 Robert Biale Vineyards Zinfandel Black Chicken Napa Valley

Producer: Robert Biale Vineyards
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Zinfandel
Origin: California
Region: Napa

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92 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2011

(15.8% alcohol):  Bright, dark red.  Back cherry, pepper, spices and a whiff of orange peel on the nose.  Lush, sweet and glyceral, with noteworthy purity and intensity to the ripe black cherry and dark berry flavors.  At once rich and firm, offering an attractive balance of fruit ripeness, sweetness and shape.  Finishes silky and long, with very fine-grained tannins.  I like this harmonious zin's balance of sweetness and acidity.

90 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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About Napa Valley

Napa Valley is the most famous wine-growing area in the U.S. It begins at the base of Mount St. Helena in the north and tapers off some 30 miles to the south into the floodplain where the Napa River enters San Francisco Bay. From Mount St. Helena to the city of Napa, the valley is defined by two north-south ridgelines of the Coast Range Mountains.
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Zinfandel

Zinfandel is not the rage it was in the 1980s and early 1990s, as there are now too many wines made from overripe fruit or from young vines, or overwhelmed by excessive use of new barrels. Today's Zin styles range from elegant, taut, and claret-like midweights to superripe and potty behemoths, with off-the-charts...
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