Community Tasting Notes 11

• tgolden1983 Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 31, 2019 - Wine looked a little sketchy when the bottle was first opened, but after a nice decant, it drinks beautifully and returns to full life and color. This wine is definitely not a "drink by 2015" wine as was previously noted.

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• budh wrote: 87 points

  May 21, 2013 - Heading towards a garnet color. Aroma includes blackberry, plum, fig, brambles, baking spice, cedar, smoke and hints of earthiness and leather. Medium body; high acid; medium tannin; hot, thin finish. I like that it's not a fruit bomb, and it has some interesting aromas. Alcohol level of 14.5% abv is typical Zin, but the heat permeates the finish. For my taste, the high alcohol content of Zin requires more fruit than this shows. Otherwise it feels out of balance a bit. Still, a very drinkable wine. Don't think it will last much longer....

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• patsox wrote: 88 points

  May 6, 2013 - No complaints.

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• tc from santee Does not like this wine: 82 points

  April 13, 2013 - as mentioned down below, there is nothing special in this juice. Very little character to this Zin. Medium body, short finish and so one dimentional.

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• 41hijinx wrote: 87 points

  May 28, 2012 - Really nice color in glass with a thin onion skin rim. Soft, spicy. fruit on palate. Alcohol (14.5%) does not intrude. Good concentration in mid palate. Rather stylish, easy drinking Zin and not an overripe fruit bomb. Dusty tannins. Virtually at peak and should hold for a few years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Sausal Winery
• Varietal Zinfandel
• Designation Family
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Alexander Valley
• UPC Code 763305862147

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• In Cellars 62 (34%)
• Consumed 123 (66%)

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