Saturday, January 13, 2007
Raven's Glenn American Zinfandel
The wife was making spaghetti & meatballs when I got home from work last night, so I decided a nice red was in order to accompany her efforts and chose the bottle of Raven's Glenn American Zinfandel from Raven's Glenn Winery in West Lafayette, Ohio (www.ravensglenn.com) that I had picked up at a winery visit in spring 2006.
Soft and supple, this wine has seen no oak--stainless steel fermentation only. Good medium garnet color. Fruity nose with some hints of earthiness. Cherries and blackberries on the tongue with a good linger and just a hint of tannins in the aftertaste. 14.5% alcohol and $15 at the winery (they can ship throughout OH).
You may be wondering--how does a winery in Ohio grow Zinfandel and make a wine good enough for this old zinfandel lover to purchase? Well, they don't grow the grapes themselves, but source them from Lodi, CA. And they are definitely not trying to compete with the rich, jammy, and tannic zins that I hold dear to my heart. I was intrigued by this wine because they make a zin for their southern Ohio costumers who like a smoother wine. No oak, very little tannin, but thankfully not sweetened! Very different from the robust zins from CA.
Regards,
a Wine Student
Soft and supple, this wine has seen no oak--stainless steel fermentation only. Good medium garnet color. Fruity nose with some hints of earthiness. Cherries and blackberries on the tongue with a good linger and just a hint of tannins in the aftertaste. 14.5% alcohol and $15 at the winery (they can ship throughout OH).
You may be wondering--how does a winery in Ohio grow Zinfandel and make a wine good enough for this old zinfandel lover to purchase? Well, they don't grow the grapes themselves, but source them from Lodi, CA. And they are definitely not trying to compete with the rich, jammy, and tannic zins that I hold dear to my heart. I was intrigued by this wine because they make a zin for their southern Ohio costumers who like a smoother wine. No oak, very little tannin, but thankfully not sweetened! Very different from the robust zins from CA.
Regards,
a Wine Student
