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Desert Hills Zinfandel 2011 Wine Review

Desert Hills Zinfandel 2011

Desert Hills Zinfandel 2011

Okanagan Valley BC, Canada

Community Score:87/100

Community Reviews: 1

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Alcohol: 15%

Wine Type: Red Wine


Reviews and Ratings

Paula Bernardino rated this wine as 87/100 with the following review:

This wine was a gift from a good friend of mine for my birthday and is a lovely Zinfandel from the Okanagan Valley. With 14,7% alcohol, this dark ruby wine offers flavours of plum and blackberries. I paired it with pork and peppers skewers and roasted potatoes. Very classy label.
Mari Kane reviewed this wine as follows:

Deep red in color, this one sports a floral nose with briary black fruit and spices. In the mouth it has candied and jammy blackberries and plums, with licorice and spice. The medium-length finishes juicy and clean with lingering spiciness and candied fruit. Almost Californian in style and truly excellent with turkey, yams, stir fry and chocolate cookie.

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