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5. Crane Lake White Zinfandel
a. Variety: White Zinfandel
b. Region: California
c. Country: USA
d. Year: 2013
e. Price: $5.95
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This wine is the wine that's comfortably resting in my home right now. It began with a nice floral fruity smell. It was more like a soda than a wine at this point with a tropical fruit flavor. Chris was able to identify the flower as a violet with some woody tones. Brandy smelled some honey in the wine as well. The taste was fruity. Overwhelmingly apple juice flavors but with no parching tones. The honey came through in the taste but it was thicker, like a molasses finish. The wine was warm and lifting and worked well alone and doesn't need pairing. I loved how the usual woody smoothness of the zinfandel paired with the light fruitiness. I expected it to be refreshing but it was more comforting . It worked well warm and reminded me of a cup of warm hot chocolate.
What Others Say: This wine had many fruity notes which this tasting resonated with. I caught more of the oaky flavors but they speak more to its balanced crispness. This is made apparent through the apple and berry flavors.
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