July 17, 2018 - Opened and poured. wow, what a monster jam bomb this was. This is what Bacchus would pour Adam and Eve before a romp in the Garden of Eden. Sweet, jammy, thick without being too overdone. Reminiscent of a bottle of elderberry syrup. Blacks and brambles and mouth coating lip smacking hedonistic jam. Reminds me of some of the late 90s/early 00s Rosenblum fruit bombs. If you are in the mood for this, it doesn't get much better.
February 16, 2018 - Not much character to this wine.
July 22, 2017 - After a 30 minute decant it was lush and spicy. Went great with homemade flatbread pizza with figs, goat cheese/gorganzola, prosciutto and arugula. Great pairing.
November 23, 2016 - Neighbors really liked it also. Slightly sweet, but a consistent winner from Biale and this vineyard. Other than the slightly sweetness, well balanced with virtually no discernable tannins.
July 30, 2016 - PnP on Eric's boat. Really purple. Blackberry pie and figs big with finesse delicious.
April 2, 2016 - Consumed after our party finished a 2013 Biale "Black Chicken".
I'm not much of a tasting note writer, but I do enjoy good Red Zinfandel. This bottle is one of the top 10 I've ever tasted. Sublime. Noticeably more refined, smooth, and intense compared to the Black Chicken that it followed. I wish I had another bottle.
July 7, 2015 - Nice, but nothing of note. I'd drink it now - just don't think it is going to get any better with additional time.
November 14, 2014 - Solid viable zin, 2009 fairing better than. Black chicken. A but of raisin and dried plumb beginning to show
July 31, 2014 - Full fruit flavors with nice complexity and smoothness.
April 22, 2014 - Similiar to last note but smoother, in a great drinking zone. www.winelx.com