Zinfandel is not usually a wine you have to age, but this one does need four years or so in the cellar. It’s bone dry and quite good, with classic wild berry, tobacco, grilled meat and spice flavors, but it’s pretty tannic. Has the depth and balance to blossom by, say, 2015. ——S.H.(12/31/2011)—— 90

Tastes jammy and sharp, like a barrel sample, with acidic flavors of raspberries, black cherries and spices. The tannins are rich and smooth. A very good wine, but bristly and tough in youth. Give it a few years to mellow. ——S.H.(6/1/2011)—— 87

So ripe, it smells and tastes almost Porty. But stays dry and balanced, with a blast of black currant, beef jerky, cocoa and pepper flavors that are wrapped into firm tannins. A fine example of a big, lusty Sonoma Zinfandel.——S.H.(4/1/2009)—— 91

Greenwood Ridge does a terrific job with Scherrer’s Alexander Valley Zin grapes, capturing the intensity of these century vines while maintaining balance. The flavors are powerful, of wild summer red, blue and black berries, crushed pepper, Asian spices, creme de cassis, licorice and cola. Enjoy this potent wine now through 2014, before it loses its fruit.——S.H.(4/1/2008)—— 93

This deep ruby/purple-colored wine offers sweet scents of jammy fruit and spices, excellent richness, and a plush, voluptuous texture that nearly conceals a moderate tannin level. Large-scaled and robust yet well-balanced, it should be drunk over the next 7-8 years. Tel. (707) 877-3262