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| Drinking window: Drink between 2005 and 2009 (based on 23 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 100 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Senso-beak on 7/9/2020 & rated 87 points: Opened and poured. Very mature dark color, with loads of plums, prunes, heavy nearly fermented black and stone fruits. Still fairly jammy and not bitter or insanely overpowering. It's definitely fully in the secondary/mature category which might not fit the bill for some. I was sure that was going to be what I was in for when I selected this bottle to open, but was in the mood for the style. Overall this was a solid bottling and had many over the past 10 years. I miss the Rosenblums of the early 2000s (883 views) | | | Tasted by Senso-beak on 1/15/2017 & rated 90 points: Opened and poured. Deeply aged aromatics of dusty leather, shriveled raisin and prune. and the blackest of the black fruits. Deep ruby to orange on the rim. Here we have a full bodied, fully and overly mature fruit compote of saturated fermented sweet fruit breads. Like a spumoni of fruit wine here. Interestingly over mature, yet not ruined in the least. A unique experiment in deep aging of fruit bomb Zins here. Day two + under vac-u-vin, this is showing very mature, madiera medicinal notes, which are interesting and there is still an undertone of the unctuous sweet fruit compote present. Overall this bottling has been a monolithic jam bomb of massive proportions, which has had a nice long run from a case purchased at release. One more in the cellar. (1844 views) | | | Tasted by Senso-beak on 10/22/2015 & rated 92 points: opened with pizza. Fine deep lagoon of power and depth with braised fruits and oak, this showing well at this age, Vanilla, dark fruit still powering on, jam bomb but not insanely hot. smooth....concentrated and extracted, better than the last one as I remember. (2459 views) | | | Tasted by Senso-beak on 4/18/2014 & rated 91 points: Opened for dinner, pours a deep red. Reticent nose of orange, rose, rhubarb with swirling. After sitting in the glass some whiskey heat notes rising. At this point, the flavors are of late harvest zinfandel port, stewed sweet plum, prune, fermenting strawberry, blackberry and orange, with a slightly bitter finish of nuts, dust and leather. Day two under vac-u-vin, dust on the nose, primal fruit and jamberry bramble confected jelly on the palate, very fine for the fruit fiends. Certainly not over the hill by any means - the fruit will morph into port eventually. (3170 views) | | | Tasted by Senso-beak on 2/13/2011 & rated 88 points: PnP w/potted pie. Pours dark ruby to clear on the rim, very glyceric. This note will be off due to coming off a cold, but here goes. Humid sweet black fruits, toasty oak and heat on the somewhat muted nose. There's huge masses of porty plummy black jam and concentrated raisin syrup on a full to medium body, fairly smooth before the heat clamps down on the back end. By day three+, my senses are coming back and I can taste the fruit more as described above, and unquestionably this is a zin of enormous proportions. A ripe/overripe sauce like Zin.
The Richard Sauret vineyard is located in the northern portion of Paso Robles. The older vines were planted back in 1985 in limestone, shale and clay soils, while a newer section, planted in clay and calcareous outcroppings, went into the ground in 2000. Both sites are very low-yielding and blended together create this zin. (4577 views) | | | Tasted by hanasowner on 2/6/2011 & rated 89 points: Opened 30-45 minutes before pouring. Still a ton of heat on this one that overtook the fruit. No doubt this is a zinfandel. Hope that it settles down a bit for tomorrow. (4063 views) | | | Tasted by vinoveritas on 1/17/2011 & rated 92 points: Wow. Still a great wine. Very dark red spicy fruit and pepper (3575 views) | | | Tasted by Senso-beak on 6/14/2010 & rated 90 points: Dark ruby with slight pinking to the edges. Dark thick fruit paste on the nose with heat. This full throttle port-like sauce serves up melted tar, compote of prune and boysenberry reduction syrup. Heat most noticeable on the nose but kicks in as the tannin burns off. A full metal jacket of Zin, this is good for those seeking a fruit/zin bomb of dense and voluptuous proportions. Would best be classified as a late harvest Zin to be sure. (3064 views) | | | Tasted by Senso-beak on 8/2/2009 & rated 91 points: Paired with BBQ on the grill. Opens with a dark ruby color with full body. Aromas of dark thick pie filling, raspberry jam, marmalade. vanillan and port. Very ripe flavor profile of black loganberry, prune kirsch, and port like secondary characteristics. A touch of heat on the swallow. Full throttle overripe style pushing the envelope of ripe and over-ripe. Good when in the mood for a hedonistic kink-bomb. Starting to round out and showing the slightest signs of fruit fade. (2895 views) | | | Tasted by Harneloot on 7/14/2009 & rated 90 points: Well blended fruit, though a tad lacking in structure. Got the espresso/chocolate finish, but only on the first glass - maybe its past its prime? (2538 views) | | | Tasted by Night Train on 5/25/2009 & rated 88 points: Very focused, solid. Balance of fruit, acid, tannin would be perfect with just a little more fruit. Nose was a little shy. (2614 views) | | | Tasted by TonyH on 5/16/2009 & rated 90 points: Dark red with a hint of brickish color on the rim.
red candy (licorice) aroma
tart and tangy with big tannins then smooth coffee flavors and dark chocolate covered espresso grounds (2599 views) | | | Tasted by incident on 3/11/2009 & rated 84 points: Similar aromas and flavors as past bottles, but hot and alcoholic. Bummer, as I enjoyed past bottles. (2726 views) | | | Tasted by nogohawk on 1/10/2009 & rated 92 points: Started the evening w/ '95 Far Niente cab & then opened this up; Very nice Zin - lots of berry flavour; not as much as the cab, but excellent Zin (2754 views) | | | Tasted by psirah on 12/12/2008 & rated 87 points: Nice nose of all dark jammy fruit here with a hint of vanilla? The wine is a fruit bomb, but nothing else going on. The 15.5% alcohol pokes out through the mid-palate as misplaced heat, but the wine comes back together fir a 20 sec finish.
50+4+13+15+5 (2893 views) | | | Tasted by jmh st louis on 11/26/2008 & rated 93 points: still great, hint of vanilla this time. balanced throughout. (2808 views) | | | Tasted by fjv3 on 10/5/2008 & rated 92 points: Opened up nicely after a little decanting, and continued to evolve in the glass. Nice dark fruit, silky tannins. Tart cherries and creamy vanilla on finish. Very enjoyable. (3123 views) | | | Tasted by GlenD on 8/31/2008 flawed bottle: spritzy, like a secondary fermentation. :( (3267 views) | | | Tasted by dougie on 8/23/2008 & rated 90 points: Just a wonderful Zin. Fruity, balanced, spicy. Berry with a tad of blueberry. The alcohol has started to integrate. I seem to drink so much Pinot/ Cab and Chard I forget how special Zins can be! (2870 views) | | | Tasted by jmh st louis on 6/1/2008 & rated 94 points: full bodied with rich berries including cherries. went on and on. Simply awesome! (3092 views) | | | Tasted by winecat9 on 5/20/2008 & rated 89 points: Big, big flavors and nose. Could be slightly better balanced. (3015 views) | | | Tasted by GA on 5/6/2008 & rated 86 points: 5/08 Sweet fruit - easy drinking - tight with an awkward finish. 85 pts. (3179 views) | | | Tasted by CP on 4/22/2008 & rated 90 points: Fairly vibrant red color, mostly clear, lighter body. Really nice nose of caramel and cherries, just a hint of perfume. Palate is a little more weighted towards an acidic note than the dark fruit, but this is still nicely balanced. Herbal and fruit finish lasts long. This was my last bottle, drinking very well right now, I'd finish them up. (3019 views) | | | Tasted by twoamps on 4/3/2008 & rated 91 points: great old fashioned zin. Lots of oak and lots of spicy peppery fruit. (765 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 3/22/2008 & rated 89 points: this is a rich and yummy zin,that is holding up quite well. huge nose of rasberry bushes, blackberries and sweet oak. full-bodied, with boysenberry, black cherry, and rasberry jam flavors that are big, but a bit smoothed out. there are highlights of vanilla and black pepper, and the wine goes down easy. the 15.5% alcohol is surprisingly integrated. (3012 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2005, IWC Issue #120
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Zinfandel ZAP: Zinfandel Advocates & Producers | Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wikipedia-ZinfandelUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
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Central Coast AVA WikipediaPaso Robles Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Set apart by unique climate and geography, Paso Robles Wine Country provides prime growing conditions for more than 40 varietals planted over 26,000 acres of vineyards. More than 300 wineries craft this fruit into premium wines, gaining recognition around the world. The fruit, the wines and the distinct environment have quickly made Paso Robles California's third largest and fastest growing wine region. |
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