Mercer Island, WA, USA
Tasted Friday, November 5, 2004 by lorenzo with 1,432 views
With the weather getting colder here in Seattle, we decided to focus our inaugural tasting on Zinfandels. Fifteen (15) zinfandels were presented in five (5) flights. The tasting was blind, wines were served from decanters and to avoid influence/persuasion there was limited discussion during the tasting regarding the merits of each wine. Each participant was informed that at the end of the tasting they would be asked to rank each wine from 1 (their favorite) to 15. Therefore they should score accordingly throughout the evening. Various cheeses, sliced pears and bread were available throughout the tasting.
Sineann and Maryhill were thrown in to see how they stand up to the Cali Zins. They got placed together and in the final flight -- but I'm not sure it would've made much difference. Based on their performance this night, I'm not sure they are ready to take on Cali.
2002 Turley Zinfandel Juvenile 92 Points
USA, California
Tasted blind at TT Zin Night.
Deep Ruby
On the nose a fair amount of minerals, red & black licorice and pepper.
Very big and ripe on the palate with cherries and red berries.
Group Rank (3rd of 15)
My Rank (4th best of 15)
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2001 Chase Zinfandel Hayne Vineyard 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena
Tasted blind at TT Zin Night.
Black Cherries, blackberries and pepper on the palate, but a bit of a let down on the finish kept this from cracking the 90's.
Group Ranking (4th of 15)
My Ranking 89 points and (10th best of 15)
>I think of this wine being bigger, riper and sweeter than it showed me on this night. The group obviously found it more appealing than I. By the time I got back after the bottles were revealed -- it had seen too much air and the fruit had completely vanished.
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2002 Cline Cellars Zinfandel Ancient Vines 83 Points
USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Contra Costa County
Tasted Blind at TT Zin Night
Candied Fruit Nose with hints of vanilla.
This was completely overshadowed by the wines that preceded it.
Decent fruit on the palate, but lighter bodied and an abrupt, unpleasant finish.
Group Ranking 14th of 15.
My Ranking 83 points and (13th place of 15)
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