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St. Francis Old Vines Zinfandeltext
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16¾/20

St. Francis Old Vines Zinfandel 1999

Sonoma County, California, United StatesVery spicy, peppery, barnyard, leather, with blackberry jam, cherry cola, licorice and crushed herbs. Ripe, moderately tannic but ripe with big spicy, cedary, vanilla mocha, black cherry flavours and an earthy, peppery, blackberry finish. Moderately elegant with young, smooth tannins, needs a few more years to round out and will improve.Tasted: 01 March 2002Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$49.50750ml 
Producer: St. Francis Vineyards and WineryDistributors: Charton-Hobbs
Grape: Zinfandel