Ravenswood, Sonoma Valley, Barricia Vineyard, Zinfandel 2009 TAR-ROSES The apples are crushed and

The apples are crushed and left to macerate on their skins for 3-5 days for some serious extraction of flavor

to be able to offer 10-year-old examples from such an immense talent

it is a domaine wine that is grown

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spice market and incense bring exuberance to an elegantly framed

Ravenswood, Sonoma Valley, Barricia Vineyard, Zinfandel 2009 TAR-ROSES The apples are crushed and90 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,