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Robert Biale Vineyards Black Chicken Zinfandel 2022

Robert Biale Vineyards Black Chicken Zinfandel 2022

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Size | 750mL

Winemaker Notes

Practicing Sustainable 100% Zinfandel Sourced from their estate vineyards in Oak Knoll District AVA (Napa Valley) Ancient Marine sediments and rocky alluvial fan soils Head-trained and dry-farmed vines Hand-harvested Fermented in open-top fermenters 2-4-day cold soak 2-3-punch downs a day Aged 16 months in 100% Burgundy oak barrels (25% new) 14.8% abv

Details

Wine Type
Red
Producer
Robert Biale Vineyards
Country
United States
Region
California
Appellation
Napa Valley
Grape
Zinfandel

Professional Ratings

94 Wine Enthusiast

"A classic Napa Valley Zinfandel, this bottling offers savory and earthy aro[1]matics that carry into flavors of dark plum, tobacco and dark chocolate. It™s rich in flavor, well balanced by mouthwatering acidity that refreshes the palate with every sip. Impressively persistent. "E.C.B."

93 James Suckling

"Delicious, harmonious and flavorful Zinfandel. This has notes of plums, spiced cherries, wild berries, herbs and rusks. Medium- to full-bodied with fine tannins. It has a bright core of berries at the center with a subtle structure. Mellow and poised. Drink or hold."

93 Wine Spectator

"Robust yet retaining a sense of refinement, this red offers blackberry, briar patch and white pepper flavors that build tension toward medium-grained tannins. 7,400 cases made. - TF"

92 Jeb Dunnuck

"Tobacco, cigar, red and black plums, and strawberry notes all emerge from the 2022 Zinfandel Black Chicken, a medium-bodied, elegant, seamless Zinfandel that has light tannins and a great finish. It's beautifully done and as seamless as they come."

91 Wine Advocate

"Blended from a number of vineyards, including some barrels from single vineyards that get"

About the Producer

The Biale family, immigrants from Northern Italy, began growing grapes in Napa in the 1930’s – Zinfandel only. Zinfandel, California’s adopted grape, was widely planted by immigrants throughout the state’s history as a highly flavorful red grape well-suited for its expansive range of arid climates and diverse soils. In the 1940’s Aldo Biale sold bottles of illicit homemade Zinfandel known as “Black Chickens” over his party line phone service. In Napa Valley, market pressure for Cabernet Sauvignon and other French varieties has now made Zinfandel a rare variety comprising less that 3% of the v…

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