Reviews & Ratings

2004 Four Vines Zinfandel "Sophisticate"

Winery: Four Vines

Vintage: 2004

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Sophisticate"

Wine Category: Zinfandel

Grape blend: 98% Zinfandel & 2% PS

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Sonoma

State or country: CA

Price: $20

Cases produced: 795

KWG Score: 91.5 (based on 2 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (93.99-90)

Review date: November 4, 2006

Wine Review: This wine opens with a beautiful bouquet. On the palate, the wine is medium bodied with nice fruit and vanilla flavors. This wine is very well balanced and silky. A very nice wine to compliment a meal. The finish was pleasant. This wine has consistently been my favorite Zinfandel from the Four Vines portfolio. Enjoy – Ken

Winemaker Notes: Our 2004 Sonoma Zin is from the beautiful Somers Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley and the 85-year old Old Crow Vineyard in Russian River Valley. The wine was kissed with a touch of Petite Sirah and aged in small French and American oak barrels for 14 months. The result is a well-dressed, ruckus country brawler of surprising style and grace. Nicknamed "The Sophisticate" because it expresses the elegant side of Zinfandel, this wine has a sexy nose with velvet vanilla oak tones, followed by rich, spicy berry fruit and a hint of cedar. Big flavors, yet refined and stylish. The James Bond of Zinfandel…he will seduce you.

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