Valley Of The Moon Winery

• Feb 11

  2005 Cuvee de la Luna - 90 Points Wine Enthusiast! "This is the winery’s blend, and it’s almost always a quite good and interesting wine. They’ve held the price steady for many years while maintaining if not increasing quality, to their credit. The 2005 is dry, full-bodied and... Read more2005 Cuvee de la Luna - 90 Points Wine Enthusiast! "This is the winery’s blend, and it’s almost always a quite good and interesting wine. They’ve held the price steady for many years while maintaining if not increasing quality, to their credit. The 2005 is dry, full-bodied and fairly tannic, with a good balance of fruit, herb and earth flavors. Ready to drink now." - Wine Enthusiast Black currant and cherry reduction aromas; enhanced with anise and black tea notes. Complex, concentrated black and red fruit flavors blend with a rich oak and dark chocolate finish. Supple tannins and balanced acidity provide excellent structure to this elegant and complex wine. The elegant and full-bodied flavors of this wine make it an ideal accompaniment to game, lamb, beef, and pork dishes, or with a dark chocolate. Composition: 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 5% Malbec, 5% Cabernet Franc    (hide)

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  October 2009

  Warwick Valley Harvest Moon NV

  Snoothrank: Starting at $8^.09

  Peach and ripe apricot aromas.

  Wine review by sapdesigns

  
  

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  September 2009

  Valley of Moon Chardonnay 2007

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  No written review

  Wine review by Arjay7

  
  
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  September 2009

  Valley of The Moon Late Bottled Vintage Port 2002

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  color - black / red nose - raisins, cola & toast mouth - cloing black jam & tea finish - long & lingering buy it / age it/ drink it on a cold winter night

  Wine review by blog4wine

  
  
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  August 2009

  Valley of The Moon Syrah 2004

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  Tasted this at the winery. It was much lighter than I was expecting for a syrah, but pleasantly so. Ripe fruit aromas, with blueberry leading the pack. Wonderful flavors of dark fruit, oak, leather, and cedar. Much more fruit-forward than other syrah's I've tasted.

  Wine review by Pyrifera

  
  
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  August 2009

  Valley of The Moon Rosato di Sangiovese 2007

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  Pink to red in color. Very flavorful, nice taste of a red without any of the harsh tanins. Slightly fruity.

  Wine review by socialgeek

  
  
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  June 2009

  Valley of Moon Zinfandel 2005

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  One of the better Zins from Glen Ellen, Sonoma

  Wine review by jagipson

  
  
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  June 2009

  Valley of The Moon Winery Syrah Sonoma County 2002

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  No written review

  Wine review by yangstrom

  
  
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  June 2009

  Valley of The Moon Barbera 2005

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  No written review

  Wine review by comaraster

  
  
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  June 2009

  Valley of The Moon Rosato di Sangiovese 2007

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  No written review

  Wine review by LukeyGee

  
  

• April 2009

  A wrap up of last week's tasting Flight 1 – East of Napa 2005 Berryessa Gap Yolo County 15.8% $16.00 http://www.snooth.com/wine/berryessa-gap-vineyards-zinfandel-2005/ Ok so this was defective with high alcohol, residual sugar and volatility out the wazoo! I still liked it. Go... Read moreA wrap up of last week's tasting Flight 1 - East of Napa 2005 Berryessa Gap Yolo County 15.8% $16.00 http://www.snooth.com/wine/berryessa-gap-vineyards-zinfandel-2005/ Ok so this was defective with high alcohol, residual sugar and volatility out the wazoo! I still liked it. Go figure? 2007 7 Deadly Zins Lodi 14.5% $13.00 http://www.snooth.com/wine/michael-david-7-deadly-zins-zinfandel-2007/ This packs a pretty impressive punch way above it's pay grade. Not complex but rich and intense. 2006 Terra d’Oro SHR field blend Amador County 14.5% $25 http://www.snooth.com/wine/montevina-terra-doro-shr-zinfandel-2006/ This was a bit lean or admirably fresh depending on one's point of view. Solid and fresh let's say. Flight 2 - Get us some young vines, these vines are “old”! 2006 Ravenswood Sonoma County Old Vines 15.0% $15.00 http://www.snooth.com/wine/ravenswood-zinfandel-sonoma-county-2006/ Passable but there are so many better options out there. 2006 Rodney Strong Sonoma County Knotty Vines 14.8% $20.00 http://www.snooth.com/wine/rodney-strong-zinfandel-knotty-vines-estate-vineyard-2006/ All around solid utility player that doesn't surprise at all but doesn't let you down either. 2006 Dry Creek Vineyard Sonoma County Old Vine 14.5% $25.00 http://www.snooth.com/wine/dry-creek-vineyard-old-vines-zinfandel-2006/ A little youthful but with a bit of time this will be a notch above the Rodney Strong, albeit in a similar mold. Flight 3 - Sonoma 2006 Valley of the moon 14.5% $20.00 http://www.snooth.com/wine/valley-moon-zinfandel-2006/ Uninspiring though popularly styled. 2006 Simi Sonoma County 13.5% $20.00 http://www.snooth.com/wine/simi-zinfandel-2006-1/ Low alcohol, gentle and a bit innocuous but not bad. I'ld drink a glass. 2006 Four Vines The Sophisticate Sonoma County 14.8% $24.00 http://www.snooth.com/wine/four-vines-zinfandel-sophisticate-2006/ POW. This is not subtle but I'll give them sophisticated. A piercing note of raspberry syrup and plenty of wood spice offers a lot of bang for the buck. Flight 4 - Home to the Dry Creek Valley 2006 Windsor Sonoma Dry Creek Valley 14.9% $24.00 http://www.snooth.com/wine/windsor-sonoma-zinfandel-2006/ A simple, elegantly styled wine. 2004 Carol Shelton Maple Zin 14.9% $33 http://www.snooth.com/wine/carol-shelton-zinfandel-maple-vineyard-maple-vineyards-2004/ This is not for the shy. Packed with tannin and yet richly fruited this is a big, bad boy! 2007 Dashe Dry Creek Valley 14.7% $24 http://www.snooth.com/wine/dashe-dry-creek-zinfandel-2007/ . Nothing is obvious yet the wine remains nervous and tense in the mouth with gobs of black grapy fruit. Give this 12 to 18 months for it to calm down and it should be great. Heck it's great now if you're in the mood for breakfast: toast, grape jelly, coffee cream... And that about wraps things up on the Zin front. Onto Grenache did I hear somebody say??    (hide)

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