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Papapietro Perry 2003 Zinfandel (Russian River Valley)
- $30
Classic Russian River Zinfandel, rich, pure and balanced. The blackberry, blueberry, cherry, cassis and chocolate flavors are amazingly rich and powerful, spiced with black pepper and the sweet, subtle taste of raisins, although the wine is totally dry.
— S.H.
(3/1/2006)
Papapietro Perry 2007 Timbercrest Farms Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)
- $45
Zin doesn’t get bigger or riper than this. Floods the mouth with flamboyant blackberries, cherries, currants, cola, black pepper, anise and sandalwood. It’s tannic and dry, but so fruity it’s almost sweet. High alcohol aids in the impression of sweetness. Oaky, too, in the way of a Cabernet. Delicious and classic Dry Creek.
— S.H.
(4/1/2010)
Papapietro Perry 2002 Peters Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- $42
There’s a silky, crisp quality that makes this wine vibrant. It carries flavors of raspberries and red cherries dusted with brown sugar and smoky oak, and reveals cinnamon, nutmeg and other spices on the finish. There’s a definite sweetness throughout, which chefs will note.
— S.H.
(3/1/2005)
Papapietro Perry 2007 Pauline's Vineyard Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)
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- $37
An interesting wine to dissect. It’s very tannic, rather hot in alcohol, and super-spicy, with ripe to ultraripe flavors of wild blackberries, raspberries and currants. Feels a bit rustic and uncoordinated now, but could gain smoothness in a year or two. Certainly it’s a very good example of Dry Creek Zin.
— S.H.
(9/1/2010)
Papapietro Perry 2004 Zinfandel (Russian River Valley)
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- $33
Classic California Zin, with cherry, blackberry and loganberry flavors and that briary, brambly edge of freshly picked wild fruit. You’ll also find loads of spices and fresh green thyme and sage. Finishes with a slight sweetness, although it’s basically a dry wine, with some elegance and finesse.
— S.H.
(5/1/2007)
Papapietro Perry 2002 Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $38
The most important things about this wine are its upfront oak and full-bodied character. The former brings vanilla, toast and sweet oak shadings to the black cherry and cola fruit. It’s soft in acids, which may explain a certain heaviness, but it sure is tasty.
— S.H.
(3/1/2005)
Papapietro Perry 2004 Peters Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- $45
This is from the cool Sonoma Coast, but 2004 was a blistering vintage and the heat struck at harvest. The result is that this Pinot has a cooked berry taste, like cherry pie-filling that leaked from the crust in the oven and partly caramelized. Still, the wine is dry, silky and elegant.
— S.H.
(5/1/2007)
Papapietro Perry 2003 Leras Family Vineyards Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $45
There’s good acidity in this wine, with fruit that seems too extracted and sweet, like a baked, granulated sugar-infused cherry pie. If you’re a fruit freak, this will do it for you.
— S.H.
(3/1/2006)
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