• About
  • American Foodie: Taste, Art and the Cultural Revolution
  • Mindful Eating 2
  • Our Wine Review Philosophy

Edible Arts

~ Exploring the Aesthetics and Philosophy of Food and Wine

Edible Arts

Tag Archives: Dry Creek wines

Wine Review: Armida Zinfandel Maple Vineyard Dry Creek Valley 2015

17 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by Dwight Furrow in Wine Reviews

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Dry Creek wines, Sonoma Wines, zinfandel

armidaArmida makes small lot, vineyard designated wines from various vineyards in Sonoma County including Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and several scintillating Dry Creek Zinfandels like this one from Maple Vineyards.

Aromas of ripe blackberry, coffee, chocolate and a subtle background of sweet oak are warm and inviting. But the wine really shines on the palate. Round and juicy up front, it abandons the sofa for a jog in the park turning peppery on the midpalate, zesty and bursting with enthusiasm despite showing some heft.

A dusty earth and dried flower component at the end of the midpalate receives textural support from a layer of soft fruit in the bass line with a bristly, chiseled seam on top that launches a long, flavorful finish with good fruit expression all the way to terminus.

Celebratory and rousing but it stays connected to its warm, soothing side, a wine of consolation and a fine match for Peter Gabriel’s In Your Eyes.

Technical Notes: From dry-farmed 85 yr. old vines, aged for 16 months in a mix of French, American, and Hungarian oak.

Score: 91

Price: $42

Alc: 14.2

Review based on an industry sample

Search

Join the Food Revolution

American Foodie: Taste, Art, and Cultural Revolution

Get Our Guide to Wine Tasting in San Diego

Wine Guide to San Diego at Amazon

Categories

  • 3 Quarks Daily Column
  • Amuse Bouche
  • Aphorisms
  • Art and Food
  • Art and Wine
  • Contemporary Food Culture
  • Daily Blog Summary
  • Edible Art
  • Food History
  • Food Science
  • General Aesthetics
  • Monthly Newsletters
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Food and Wine
  • Recipes
    • Appetizer
    • Bread
    • Dessert
    • Lunch
    • Main Dish
    • Salad
    • Side Dish
    • Soup
  • Restaurant Reviews
  • Roving Decanter Posts
  • San Diego Wine Events
  • San Diego Wines
  • The Art of Wine
  • The Creative Kitchen
  • The Ethics of Eating
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Wine Culture
  • Wine Reviews
    • Ageing Report
    • Budget Wines
  • Winemaker Interviews
  • RSS - Posts
  • RSS - Comments

Visit Us On Facebook

Edible Arts

Promote Your Page Too

Like Us On Facebook

Like Us On Facebook

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Blogroll

  • Contemporary Aesthetics
  • egullet
  • Fermentation
  • Ideas in Food
  • Jamie Goode
  • Leite's Culinaria
  • Mindful Eating 2
  • Orangette
  • San Diego Wine and Food
  • Serious Eats
  • Smitten Kitchen
  • The Curious Cook
  • The Philosophy of Food Project
  • The Wine Elite
  • Vinography
  • Zester Daily

aesthetics aesthetics of food aesthetics of food and wine aesthetics of wine Aphorisms Argentinian wine art and food Art and wine Australian Wines blogging Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon California wine California Wines Chardonnay Chianti Chilean Wine Columbia Valley creativity food aesthetics food and emotions food and identity food and wine aesthetics food business French wine Italian Wine Italian Wines locavorism Malbec Matt Kramer merlot Monterey County natural wine objectivity objectivity and taste oregon wines Paso Robles Petite Sirah Philosophy of food Philosophy of food and wine philosophy of wine pinot noir Red blend Red blends restaurants Rhone Blends Riesling San Diego Wines Sangiovese Santa Barbara Wines Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma Wines Spanish Wine Spanish Wines Sparkling wine Steve Heimoff Syrah Tempranillo terroir Washington State Wines Willamette Valley wine aesthetics wine and art wine and emotions wine blogs wine business wine criticism wine education wine evaluation wine news wine science wine tasting Wine Writing zinfandel

Networked Blogs

NetworkedBlogs
Blog:
Edible Arts
Topics:
Food, Aesthetics, Wine
 
Follow my blog

Blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy