Sunday, January 31, 2016

Tasting - "Purple Paws Zinfandel"


  • Name: Purple Paw
  • Variety: Zinfandel 
  • Region: Lodi California 
  • Country: United States of America
  • Year: 2012
  • Price: Regular Price $15 Sale Price $7.95 
  • Shop/wine critic/winery review: It smells like ripe boysenberries and cherries, and tastes generous and broad without being too full bodied. It finishes with more fruit notes and those who love a little spice and smooth tannins will be happy.
  • My review: On the nose there is a lot of pepper covering up a fainter smell of berries. The bit of berries that I could note were cherries and currants but it is as if they were coated in pepper and then smelled. There is also an after acidic smell that helps to break up the pepper. On the palate there is a deep oaky taste that hangs around at the end of the taste to give it a nice flavor. The wine is very dry and the pepper on the nose carries over to the taste as well. The pepper mixed with the oak is interesting but not my taste as the tannins hang around a bit to long on the finish. 
  • Food Pairing: I did not have any food paired with it but I think it would taste nice with some spicy flavored meats.

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