Tasting - Tortoise Creek Zinfandel

Name: Tortoise Creek Zinfandel

Variety: Zinfandel

Region: Lodi California

Country: USA

Year: 2019

Price: $13

Online Tasting Notes: "Deep color with rich spicy aromas of wild dark berries and plums. It is round rich and bursting with flavor." [TotalWine]

Wine Folly Notes: I definitely got the strawberry and cinnamon flavors - this was a particularly sweet variety. I did not decant nor serve slightly chilled, so that is something I will try next time. [WineFolly.com]

My Notes: This was a delightful wine to try! It was my first true red, and I was expecting big, bold, tannic flavor, but was delightfully surprised with the sweetness. I got strong hints of strawberry and a little bit of black or raspberry. I paired this with homemade ravioli in red sauce that I helped my friend make, but don't have pictures of it.