2009 | Robert Biale Vineyards | Monte Rosso Vineyard Zinfandel

Description

Red Wine: 2009 | Robert Biale Vineyards | Monte Rosso Vineyard Zinfandel

The Grande Vineyard is deceptively medium in body, but there is plenty of fruit and just as much character in the glass. Mint, tobacco and dried flowers add shades of nuance to the dark red fruit on the refined finish.

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Producer: Robert Biale Vineyards

Ratings: WS | 90WE | 90

Vintage: 2009

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Zinfandel

Country/Region: United States, California

The Grande Vineyard is deceptively medium in body, but there is plenty of fruit and just as much character in the glass. Mint, tobacco and dried flowers add shades of nuance to the dark red fruit on the refined finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Spectator: Bold, complex and quite ripe, with black raspberry and smoky spice aromas and cherry, toasty sage and herb flavors that pack a slight burn on the finish. For fans of the style. Drink now through 2016. 750 cases made.

• Wine Enthusiast: Very dark, bramble showing dark berry notes and some oak. Jammy and humid, but not too much. BlackBerry, black cherry, plum, black raspberry on the palate. Solid at this age.

Producer Information

Robert Biale Vineyards is a Napa Valley-based Californian wine producer with vineyards located in Napa Valley and Sonoma County. The majority of the portfolio is dedicated to California’s iconic red wine grape variety, Zinfandel – the original grape variety planted on original estate vineyards by founder Pietro Biale in 1937. Aldo Biale took on the management of these Zinfandel vines after his father’s death in 1942. Due to strict government regulations on the sale of alcohol at that time, Aldo was not able to legally sell his “homemade” wine. To get around this issue he sold his wine under the code name “Gallina Nera”, or Black Chicken, a name he adapted from Chianti’s symbolic Gallo Nero rooster. In this way, customers were able to ring up and order jugs of Gallina Nera, along with other produce from Aldo’s ranch, right under the noses of the authorities. In 1991, Robert Biale carried on his family’s winemaking history with the establishment of Robert Biale Vineyards. To this day, the estate still produces its flagship Black Chicken Zinfandel wine primarily from the Biale Winery vineyard in the heart of Oak Knoll District. Robert Biale Vineyards also sources Oak Knoll District-grown Zinfandel grapes from its Aldo’s and Black Chicken vineyards and works with established winegrowers and producers across Napa Valley and Sonoma County to supplement its own vineyard yields. A small selection of varietal Petite Sirah and Sangiovese wines complement the estate’s extensive Zinfandel portfolio, along with red blends of grape varieties including Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Grenache and Syrah grown on estate-partnered vineyards in California.