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Deux Amis 1997 Rued Vineyards Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)

Price $24

This just flat-out smells like Dry Creek fruit, with lots of bold raspberry scents. Bright fruit, tart, lipsmacking berry flavors, good color and extraction. Tight, young and lovely. — P.G. (11/15/1999)

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Deux Amis 2002 Halling Vineyard Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)

Price $25

Dry Creek Zins, at their best, like this one, show a rich earthiness, in addition to the expected array of ripe berry flavors. This vineyard, on the western side of the valley, has a balance and harmony that belie the wine’s very high alcohol content. — S.H. (12/31/2005)

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Deux Amis 2001 Rued Vineyard Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)

Price $20

Spicy rich on the nose, with zippy cedar, blackberry, cherry, cinnamon, plum, coffee and chocolate flavors throughout. Quite toasty at the end, which is long and bright, though with a touch of bitterness. — W.E. (11/1/2003)

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Deux Amis 2002 Belle Canyon Vineyards Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)

Price $25

If you’re looking for elegance, look elsewhere. But if you like hefty, big-shouldered Zins, pick up this one and try it with a grilled pork chop. It’s a dry, tannic, balanced wine, with a classically feral Zin profile. — S.H. (12/31/2005)

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Deux Amis 2002 Zinfandel (Sonoma County)

Price $19

Fifteen percent is the new 13 percent of alcohol in Zinfandel, but if you can handle the headiness, this is a good choice. Rich and earthy, with the taste of fresh berries picked from bushes at the height of summer, this Zin is perfect for barbecue. — S.H. (12/31/2005)

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Deux Amis 2002 Vyborny Vineyards Petite Sirah (Alexander Valley)

Price $25

Petite Sirah at its best aspires to be rich, full-bodied and opulent. This is that kind of wine. It has flavors of red stone fruits and berries, thick, dusty, ageworthy tannins, and is bone dry. It also can’t quite shake its basically rustic nature, which this wine celebrates instead of trying to hide. — S.H. (12/31/2005)

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Deux Amis 1999 Zinfandel (Sonoma County)

Price $19

Pretty much what you’d expect from a blend of Alexander and Dry Creek Valleys, it starts with dusty, wild-berry aromas leading to a fruity, spicy wine encased in substantial tannins and moderate acids. It will age, but losecharacter. Drink it now or soon in its bright, exuberant, wild youth. — S.H. (7/1/2002)

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Deux Amis 2001 Zinfandel (Sonoma County)

Price $21

Firm-textured, with the flavors framed in ripe, but powdery, tannins. Plum, cherry, toast and spice are at the center, hiding a bit, but pleasantly in evidence nonetheless. — W.E. (11/1/2003)

Most Reviewed Designations

Belle Canyon Vineyards Halling Vineyard Rued Vineyard Rued Vineyards Vyborny Vineyards

Most Reviewed Varietals

Petite Sirah Zinfandel

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