Barefoot Chardonnay, 2003 Review

General Impression of Barefoot Chardonnay, 2003

Wow for five bucks! That was what I was muttering as I brought down the glass after my first taste of Barefoot Chardonnay. I was rather shocked honestly at how good this wine is. It did not help impressions that I had to look on the back to find the date of the wine is very small numbers below the UPC code. But this is an excellent Chardonnay. Very easy to drink and very easy to like and just as good as many popular Chardonnays that are 2-3 times higher. Doesn't have that really heavy oak that some nice Chards do but there is nothing wrong with this one especially at 5 bucks.

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~ Jack Spirko

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Dancing Bull Zinfandel by Rancho Zabaco, 2003 Reviewed

General Impression of Dancing Bull Zinfandel by Rancho Zabaco, 2003

The first word out of my mouth after the first sip was "wow" and that pretty much sums it up. This is an excellent Zinfandel and unless I find some really amazing replacements it is going to hold a place on our top ten list for a very long time.

Given the bottle told me this was Rancho Zabaco's playful version of Zinfandel I was a bit concerned. While I don't have to have big bold heavy Zin I am certainly a hedonist with Zinfandel and relish it above almost all other reds. No let down at all with this one.

While easy to drink the flavors are full and even intense with a lot of black cherry and raspberry flavors. This is an exceptional Zinfandel and I would be shocked to find that it would not enjoy even a bit of aging.

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~ Jack Spirko

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Rex Goliath Giant 47 Pound Rooster Chardonnay Reviewed

General Impression of HRM Rex Goliath Giant 47 Pound Rooster Chardonnay

Well it is a big name and for a chardonnay and a sub 10 dollar one it is a big wine. It is certainly a bigger wine then many good and well liked chardonnays like say Kendall Jackson or similar. There is a good oak quality but the intensity of flavor makes it less pronounced then lighter oaked versions. If you only enjoy Chardonnays for the oak this many not be a perfect fit for you. That said I personally loved it.

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~ Jack Spirko

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Blackstone Zinfandel, 2002 added to our review list

General Impression of Blackstone Zinfandel, 2002

As always it is hard to not please me with any decent Zinfandel but this one was very good indeed. Lots of berry with a lot of fruit flavor as well. There is definitely a nice peppery spice to it in the finish with some good oak quality as well. Zinfandel is one of the harder wines to find under 10 dollars, especially from the Lodi area of California. This is a great one and the Lodi vines that the Zinfandel grapes come from are 85 plus years old, so this is indeed an "old vine Zinfandel" so for under 9 bucks this is a very hard one to beat.

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