2015 Child’s Play Zinfandel
Tasting Notes
The wine displays aromas of mixed berries, fresh tobacco, spearmint, and homemade fruit leather. The palate is soft and round, with wild berry, sassafras, vanilla, slight black pepper, and supple tannins.
Pairings
pepperoni pizza, sloppy joes, blueberry pop tarts
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Wine Data
Varietal Composition
100% Zinfandel
AVA
100% Columbia Valley
Aging and Cooperage
14 months in 1 to 2-year-old French oak barrels
Cases Produced:
42
Recommendations
Recommended
Kitsap Sun – 2015 Child’s Play Zinfandel
Child’s Play Columbia Valley 2015 Zinfandel was made by Tendril Wine Cellars owner and winemaker Tony Rynders. This had a fantastic balance. Not a huge, jammy, high-alcohol type Zin but more in the early California style of a claret. The fruit and acidity balances the 14.2 percent ABV.
29 August 2018Kitsap SunExcellent
Great Northwest Wine – 2015 Child’s Play Zinfandel
Red Heaven Vineyard, one of the divine young plantings on Washington’s Red Mountain, is the source of this two-barrel production of Zinfandel by famed Oregon winemaker Tony Rynders. His use of neutral French oak casts this Zin in a rather elegant light as hints of raspberry, cherry cola and fresh mint lead to a fleshy texture of cherries and chocolate, backed by blueberry pomegranate cocktail. Serve it a few degrees below room temperature with fare such as pepperoni pizza, Sloppy Joes and blueberry Pop Tarts.
27 August 2018Great Northwest WineRecommended
Vindulge – 2017 Child’s Play Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2015 Child’s Play Pinot Noir, 2015 Child’s Play Zinfandel, 2017 Child’s Play Pinot Chardonnay
These were some of the highlights from this summer so far. I see a local trend in this particular list for many of my go-tos. Go PNW!!!
9 August 2018VindulgeRecommended
Grape Expectations – 2015 Child’s Play Pinot Noir, 2015 Child’s Play Zinfandel, 2017 Child’s Play Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2017 Child’s Play Pinot Chardonnay
A smile crossed my face when I opened the box of Child’s Play wines, sent as samples. Colorful, eye-catching labels were an enticing entrance to four wines crafted by acclaimed winemaker Tony Rynders. The labels were simple yet unique, fun to see and (already aware of Rynders’ reputation) just a peek to what I anticipated in the glass. Child’s Play wines, are the “playful younger sister” to those of Tendril Wine Cellars located in Gaston, Oregon. I was ready to taste the fun!
Playful? Yes! Tony Rynders is ready to bask in a pleasurable side of winemaking with “straight-forward, fruit-focused, delicious wines of quality” of grapes sourced from long-term grower partners in Oregon’s Willamette Valley and Washington’s Columbia Valley. Although each wine from the Child’s Play line is intended to be enjoyed upon release, they have the ability to be cellared for 2-5 years.
And those beautiful labels? Tony Rynders is proud to highlight the distinctive, happy-go-lucky artwork of his two daughters, Madeline and Audrey.
3 August 2018Grape ExpectationsRecommended
LMArcher.com – 2017 Child’s Play Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2015 Child’s Play Pinot Noir, 2015 Child’s Play Zinfandel, 2017 Child’s Play Pinot Chardonnay
Dubbed ‘the playful little sister’ of Tony Rynder’s Tendril Wine Company, Child’s Play wines are total tricksters. From the whimsical labels designed by the wine maker’s daughters Madeline and Audrey, to the accessible price points and unconventional food pairing suggestions, these wines aim to amuse. It’s just wine.
Excellent quality for the price point.
30 July 2018LMArcher.comRecommended
Lake Oswego Review – 2017 Child’s Play Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2015 Child’s Play Zinfandel, 2015 Child’s Play Pinot Noir, 2017 Child’s Play Pinot Chardonnay
Put Tony Rynders’s Child’s Play wines at the top of your must-try list. Child’s Play is the “playful younger sister of Tendril Wine Cellars” and the labels feature artwork created by Tony’s daughters.
Where Tendril can be described as an all-encompassing pursuit representing Rynders’ resume in liquid form, Child’s Play gives him the opportunity to focus solely on the pleasure and fun of winemaking in the Pacific Northwest.
Under the Child’s Play label you will find a 2017 Pinot Chardonnay, which is a blend of 70 percent Chardonnay and 30 percent White Pinot Noir, and is the only still blend in the U.S. It is delightful, as is the 2017 Rosé of Pinot Noir. The 2015 Pinot Noir is aged 10 months in primarily neutral French oak barrels. Be sure to sample the 2015 Zinfandel, created for Tony’s wife Diane, who loves zinfandel. It is special!
21 June 2018Lake Oswego ReviewBeyond Child's Play
Oregon Wine Press – 2017 Child’s Play Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2015 Child’s Play Pinot Noir, 2015 Child’s Play Zinfandel, 2017 Child’s Play Pinot Chardonnay
Designated the “playful younger sister” to Tendril Wines, Child’s Play delivers high quality for a great price and is made to the exacting standards of winemaker Tony Rynders, yet the vibrant artwork draws initial attention.
As esteemed as Rynders’s winemaking background, Child’s Play shows his fun-loving, sentimental side. He views the playfulness as a way to appeal to a wider audience of young people; the wine is also a great introduction to the wines from Rynders, with some customers trying Tendril Wines as well.
1 April 2018Oregon Wine PressRecommended
Wine Beer Washington – 2015 Child’s Play Zinfandel
The fruit for the 2015 Zinfandel is sourced from Red Heaven Vineyard on the south end of highly acclaimed Red Mountain. The region gets more sun and higher wind than anywhere in the Columbia Valley, resulting in fruit of great concentration.
The 2015 Child’s Play Zinfandel has a beautiful fruity nose with an essence of baking spice. That baking spice carries through to the palate along with notes of baked cherries. Pair it with barbecued fare, including chicken. The cooking technique lends itself to this red wine. Or serve it with pizza.
10 August 2017Wine Beer Washington