Rued 2005 Dry Creek Zinfandel

Quick Overview

The 2005 Zinfandel is a bold wine. Notes of Blackberry pie cannot be missed. This combines with hints of smoke, vanilla, mint and anise. On the palate big fruit flavors rush forward followed by black cherry, black pepper and red currant flavors.

Rued 2005 Dry Creek Zinfandel
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Product Description

Rued's Dry Creek Valley estate vineyard straddles Dry Creek Road in eastern Dry Creek Valley. The grapes for this Zinfandel come from the oldest part of the vineyard, up the hill and across the road from the winery. First planted by Richard in the 1950s, this vineyard is cultivated by Richard Rued and his son Tom.

Bottled December 2007 - Alcohol 15.8%

Additional Information

Food Pairings	Chicken Empanada with raisins Eggplant Parmesan
Varietal	Zinfandel
Appellation	Dry Creek Valley
Winemaker Profile	It is fair to say that if a husband and wife can survive the long days of a harvest together, they probably have a pretty strong relationship. Steve and Sonia Rued are living proof. Theirs is not a case of one spouse waiting up late for their better half to return home with purple hands. Theirs is the unique case of a husband and wife both working side by side to crush and press, oversee fermentation, rack and fine the wines, make winemaking decisions and care for the family's wines from harvest through bottling. Steve & Sonia Rued are the husband and wife winemaking team at Rued Vineyards. Steve & Sonia met in 1993 when she, a native of South Africa, spent the season in the lab at Dry Creek Valley Vineyards just around the corner from the Rued family's vineyards. At the time, Steve, the youngest son of Dee and Richard, worked the cellar at Dry Creek Valley Vineyards. By 1996 they married and each pursued different paths in the wine industry. Sonia pursued enologist and winemaking positions at Sonoma's Carmenet and Seghesio Vineyards while Steve went on to hold the position of Winemaker at Kenwood Vineyards, Valley of the Moon and finally Rutherford Wine Company. Together they were the stewards for the first (2004) vintage of Rued family and have worked side by side in the cellar at their family's Dry Creek Valley estate ever since. Their secret of working together as husband and wife and staying husband and wife? Respect for each other and each other's skills and talents.
Case Price	Buy 6 for $ 23.75 each -- 5% discount Buy 12 for $ 22.50 each -- 10% discount Mix and match for quantity discount

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