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From Mauritson's Rockpile Ridge vineyard comes a ripe and big-boned 2007 Zinfandel.

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2007 California Zinfandel

10 noteworthy wines from the best and most consistent Zinfandel vintage since 1994

Tim Fish
Posted: June 29, 2009

California winemakers have raved about the 2007 Zinfandels since the grapes were picked, and the wines certainly showed great promise as I tasted the initial releases earlier this year. Now that I've tasted more than 100 of the 2007s, it's official: 2007 is proving to be the best and most consistent across the board Zinfandel vintage since 1994.

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