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The 2005 Sausal 50-year old vine “Family” Estate grown Zinfandel from the Alexander Valley has aromas of blackberry and bubblegum. Flavors of pronounced boysenberry, black cherry and briar fill the palette with a whisper of sweet wood. Tight and earthy, it is a full-bodied berrylicious wine with a silky, medium-long finish; Drink now. 3,000 case production.

Rating: 88 | $19 | 14.5% ABV

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The PreVail Mountain Estate Winery, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County, California) “West Face” 2003 is a wine that flows effortlessly through all sensory aspects. It has a wonderful deep garnet color with a complex ripe black currant, blackberry and raspberry bouquet that impersonates the scent of the sweetest ripe fruit found at any berry patch field during strong windy gusts on a late summer day. Beautifully constructed, this wine displays intense blackberry, dried cherry and licorice flavors that harmonize with earthy flavors of clove, cedar, black pepper and spice; a full-bodied wine with great balance with a superb, intoxicating midpalate. The tantalizing spicy and robust finish complemented with dusty tannins will have you screaming for more.

Rating: 94 | $50 | 14.5% ABV

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