Name: 2004 Buffalo Grove Barrel Select Zinfadel
Producer: Buffalo Grove
Region: USA, California, Sonoma
Classification: N/A
Type: Red Wine
Variety: Zinfadel
Year/Vintage: 2004
Bottle Size: 750ml
Purchased: $6.99, Total Wine & More, February, 2008
Date Logged: 05/13/2008
Pairing(s): Turkey burgers
My Rating: 3 Stars
This wine proves that you don’t have to spend a lot of cash for a decent, food-friendly sippable wine.
I was initially a little worried by the fact that the wine looked weak in the glass, and was rather tight on the nose. It had a little bit of a fruity aroma (raspberry and strawberry) and some eucalyptus or menthol coming through, a little like Vick’s Vapor Rub.
On the palate, though, this wine delivered a nice dose of fruit, with predominately cherry and ripe plum, and a little dose of smoke. It sort of disappeared on the mid palate, and finished a little short, but it still did a good job of complementing the burgers and it made you want to keep drinking it afterwards.
Generally, I prefer a little more of the complexity and earthiness that you get in the old vine zins, but for an everyday quaffable wine, this one is well worth the seven bucks I paid for it.
This wine proves that you don’t have to spend a lot of cash for a decent, food-friendly sippable wine.
I was initially a little worried by the fact that the wine looked weak in the glass, and was rather tight on the nose. It had a little bit of a fruity aroma (raspberry and strawberry) and some eucalyptus or menthol coming through, a little like Vick’s Vapor Rub.
On the palate, though, this wine delivered a nice dose of fruit, with predominately cherry and ripe plum, and a little dose of smoke. It sort of disappeared on the mid palate, and finished a little short, but it still did a good job of complementing the burgers and it made you want to keep drinking it afterwards.
Generally, I prefer a little more of the complexity and earthiness that you get in the old vine zins, but for an everyday quaffable wine, this one is well worth the seven bucks I paid for it.
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