- Practicing Sustainable
- 100% Zinfandel
- Stagecoach Vineyard
- Hand-harvested, hand-sorted
- 100% Destemmed
- Fermented in open top tanks
- Punch downs 2-3 times per day
- Aged 9 months in French oak (25% new)
- 14.8% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Napa
Variety:
Zinfandel
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-BLE-44-23 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2025-04-03
"A super-balanced, fresh and acid-driven wine that's tangy and full-bodied but not at all heavy or overly tannic. The only zinfandel to be made from the famous cabernet-heavy Stagecoach Vineyard on a mountain overlooking Napa Valley. A unique wine that's brilliant and memorable. Drink now or hold."
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2024-12-01
"The 2023 Zinfandel Stagecoach Vineyard is another highlight in this range. Bright saline notes cut through a core of blue/purplish fruits. Readers will find a brilliant, salivating Zinfandel endowed with tons of mountain character. Far from an easygoing wine, the Stagecoach needs time and, ideally, food at the dinner table. There's a lot of wine here."
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2025-04-09
"Polished yet muscular at the core, with brooding flavors of blackberry and cherry accented by underbrush, savory mint and river stone tones as this builds toward broad-shouldered tannins. Hands off for now. 600 cases made. - TF"
Wine Advocate
Score
92+
Date
2025-06-12
"One of the few Biale Zins to come from relatively young vines, the medium to full-bodied 2023 Zinfandel Stagecoach Vineyard is a tight, taut offering, loaded with bright cherries and raspberries and framed by dusty tannins and mouthwatering acids. Give it another couple of years to loosen up and then drink it over the next several years after that."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
James Suckling
Score
91
Date
2023-12-21
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
90+
Date
2024-07-03
"From relatively young vines by Zinfandel standards (this block was planted to heritage selections in 1999), Biale's 2021 Zinfandel Stagecoach Vineyard features a fun mix of red raspberries and blackberries, with hints of citrus and black tea in the mix. Aged similarly to the other Zins in the lineup (10 months in French oak, 25% new), it shows the cedary wood a bit more, and combined with the site's inherent structure, the resulting tannins are a bit firm at the moment. Give it another year or two."
2021
Wine and Spirits
Score
90
Date
2024-09-03
"A generous zin with a contrast of candied- and sour-cherry flavors, this is supple, black and brown, ending on dusty grape-skin tannins that give it shape and a bite, for flank steak."
2021
Wine Spectator
Score
90
Date
2023-06-23