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Ousterhout Wines 2011 Dry Creek Valley Grist Vineyard Zinfandel

Ousterhout Wines 2011 Dry Creek Valley Grist Vineyard Zinfandel

91 points
Wine Enthusiast
91 points
Wine Enthusiast

Mission Codename The Miller's Proverb

We love most of the Zinfandels that we’ve sampled from the Grist Vineyard. Grist sits atop Bradford Mountain in California’s Zin capital, the Dry Creek Valley, and today’s Ousterhout Wines 2011 Dry Creek Valley Grist Vineyard Zinfandel is one of the best expressions of that beautiful vineyard.

Today’s 91 point gem is a juicy, delicious, fun wine with tons of great fruit and spice - on the nose as well as on the palate. This wine is a joy to drink all on its own, or as an easy, flexible companion for most foods. The acid profile lends itself to a wide array of pairing options.

Aromas leap from the glass to greet you on the nose, with blackberry, raspberry, chocolate cherry, violets, plum, subtle spice, cedar, sweet tobacco and cherry candy.

Ultra juicy and delicious on the palate, with cherry cocktail, blueberry juice, black cherry, young blackberry, young strawberry, subtle sweet spice and a hint of red apple.

This steal of a wine is offered to you with our very boldest recommendation. Enjoy!

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Here’s what the wine press has to say:

91 points - Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast - “Dusty in red fruit, like crisp cassis and plum, this is a restrained, elegant and smooth wine from a great site. It shows a complexity of baking spices and cherry compote as it cruises into a lengthy finish.”

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What the Winery Says 2011 Dry Creek Valley Grist Vineyard Zinfandel

Ousterhout Wines
Ousterhout Wines
Winemaker
Micah Wirth
Varietal
Zinfandel
Vintage
2011
Appellation
Dry Creek Valley
Abv
14.0%
pH
3.28
TA
6.65 g/L
Brix
24.6
Harvest date
10/05/11
Barrels
33% new French oak
Bottling date
January 18. 2013
Production
595 cases

About the Winery Ousterhout Wines

Ousterhout Wines Winemaker Micah Wirth
Ousterhout Wines Winemaker Micah Wirth
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