2009 | Robert Biale Vineyards | Grande Vineyard Zinfandel

The Grande Vineyard is deceptively medium in body, but there is plenty of fruit and just as much character in the glass. Mint, tobacco and dried flowers add shades of nuance to the dark red fruit on the refined finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2009 Zinfandel Grande Vineyard is another striking wine. It is less obvious than some of the other Zinfandels in the lineup. The Grande Vineyard is deceptively medium in body, but there is plenty of fruit and just as much character in the glass. Mint, tobacco and dried flowers add shades of nuance to the dark red fruit on the refined finish.

• Vinous: (From vines planted in 1920): Bright red-ruby. Crushed blueberry, black plum, pepper and spices on the slightly high-toned nose; a real essence of zinfandel. Silky on entry, then quite tight and unforthcoming in the middle, showing imploded flavors of black fruits, bitter chocolate and peppery spices. Finishes with very smooth tannins that showed a slightly edgy quality with aeration. Impressive but very young zinfandel, in need of bottle aging.

Producer Information

Robert Biale Vineyards is a Napa Valley-based Californian wine producer with vineyards located in Napa Valley and Sonoma County. The majority of the portfolio is dedicated to California's iconic red wine grape variety, Zinfandel – the original grape variety planted on original estate vineyards by founder Pietro Biale in 1937. Aldo Biale took on the management of these Zinfandel vines after his father's death in 1942. Due to strict government regulations on the sale of alcohol at that time, Aldo was not able to legally sell his "homemade" wine. To get around this issue he sold his wine under the code name "Gallina Nera", or Black Chicken, a name he adapted from Chianti's symbolic Gallo Nero rooster. In this way, customers were able to ring up and order jugs of Gallina Nera, along with other produce from Aldo's ranch, right under the noses of the authorities. In 1991, Robert Biale carried on his family's winemaking history with the establishment of Robert Biale Vineyards. To this day, the estate still produces its flagship Black Chicken Zinfandel wine primarily from the Biale Winery vineyard in the heart of Oak Knoll District. Robert Biale Vineyards also sources Oak Knoll District-grown Zinfandel grapes from its Aldo's and Black Chicken vineyards and works with established winegrowers and producers across Napa Valley and Sonoma County to supplement its own vineyard yields. A small selection of varietal Petite Sirah and Sangiovese wines complement the estate's extensive Zinfandel portfolio, along with red blends of grape varieties including Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Grenache and Syrah grown on estate-partnered vineyards in California.

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