The 2015 Zinfandel Saitone Ranch is medium garnet-purple colored and boldly scented of raspberry preserves, spice cake and prunes with suggestions of Indian spices, dusty soil and tobacco. Full-bodied, packed with spicy dried berry flavors and supported with chewy tannins, it has a crisp line of acid nicely lifting the pruney notions on the finish.
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Saitone Vineyard Zinfandel Reviews
Score: 91 | April 27, 2018 | Wine Advocate
Score: 91 | August 31, 2017 | Wine Spectator
Zesty and well-built, with black cherry and smoky bay leaf aromas and ripe, jammy blackberry and licorice flavors. Drink now through 2024.
Score: Gold | January 19, 2017 | American Fine Wine Competition
Score: 87 | July 31, 2015 | Wine Spectator
Lean and crisp, with notes of cherry and tart plum and accents of underbrush, pepper and anise. -TF
Score: 92 | April 1, 2015 | Wine Enthusiast
Editors' Choice
Saitone is a supremely historic vineyard, planted originally in 1895 in the thick of the Russian River Valley’s Olivet Bench, a coveted spot these days for Pinot Noir. The wine offers supple, soft tannins around a juicy intensity of grenadine and berry crumble. The structured backbone of minerality is remarkable.