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Avg. Rating: 88.2/100 (12 Reviews)
Winery: Bonny Doon
Vintage: 2004
Varietal: Zinfandel
Country: United States
Region: California: Central Coast
Retail Price: $$$ 22.99 USD
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Red Wine Zinfandel by Bonny Doon from Central Coast, California. The grapes derive almost exclusively from ancient vines in the thermically overachieving Sacramento Delta. The secret of old vines is that they can, in principle, owing to their deep roots, more or less always keep their cool. We permitted the wines... Continued at wine.com ›

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Bonny Doon 2004 Cardinal Zin (Screw Cap)
(over 2 years ago) buddy icon kevlarcupid 90.0/100
This guy is dry, slightly fruity (mostly berry tastes... maybe a little cirtus), with hints of rose and juniper. Talk about tasty! If you can find the 2003, that's really worthwhile too. Probably my favorite.

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Bonny Doon 2004 Cardinal Zin (Screw Cap)
(over 2 years ago) buddy icon samfelder 90.0/100
A very tasty dry red with a nice full body and a deep fruity finish.

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Bonny Doon 2004 Cardinal Zin (Screw Cap)
(over 2 years ago) buddy icon speck 95.0/100
My wife and I dig this wine so much that a poster of the label hangs in our kitchen. Great with a nice pepper-crusted New York strip steak.

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(over 2 years ago) buddy icon jmc-automatic 90.0/100
Had this one at Christmas. Even some non-red wine drinkers enjoyed this one. As I remember, it was a little spicy, with a fairly clean/fruity finish. A nice wine.

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Bonny Doon 2004 Cardinal Zin (Screw Cap)
(over 2 years ago) buddy icon funkisockmunki 82.0/100
We bought it because we love the label.

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(over 2 years ago) buddy icon tomq 90.0/100
Nice dry zin with some great fruit.

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(over 2 years ago) buddy icon jimray 90.0/100
One of my consistently favorite wines, a really nice balance between fruit and spice. Great with a steak or cedar plank grilled salmon.

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Bonny Doon 2004 Cardinal Zin (Screw Cap)
(over 2 years ago) buddy icon andyduncan 80.0/100
Nice label but I didn't think the wine was all that great. Dry, yes, but also slightly 'hot'.

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Bonny Doon 2004 Cardinal Zin (Screw Cap)
(over 2 years ago) buddy icon circa1977 90.0/100
I was lured to this bottle by the Ralph Steadman artwork on the label; we found it to be quite nice for the price. We paid $17.99 for our bottle and enjoyed it with grilled hamburgers and friends.

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Bonny Doon 2004 Cardinal Zin (Screw Cap)
(about 1 year ago) buddy icon vanwyklr 92.0/100
Nice fruity dry wine. Love Steadmans labels but the wine is very good too.

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(about 1 year ago) buddy icon firegrrl 86.0/100

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Bonny Doon 2004 Cardinal Zin (Screw Cap)
(9 months ago) buddy icon barrelmonkey 83.0/100
The flavors were not as intense as expected. Contrary to what I have read about Zinfandels, it was less alcoholic than the Yalumba, with very little bite. There is a pleasant fruitiness - blackberries and raspberries - yet the flavors are unclear and hard to isolate. The nose seems darker, though with a lemon-rind, perhaps grassy tinge. Its aromas are less heady than the Yalumba - in fact, the alcohol is barely noticeable in the nose, though it is only 0.5% less by volume than the Yalumba (13.5%). Disappointing, given Ralph Steadman's colorful description in Untrodden Grapes. An uninspiring, if unoffending wine. Beautiful bottle! 9/30/07

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