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• HowellTime Likes this wine: 91 points

  December 20, 2022 - Mission log 2022, drinking wine from the year I graduated high school. Loads of tannins and strung tight for a 23 year old zin. Heidi Barrett killing it like always for the long term. Most zone I’ve had at the 20 year mark start to turn into a port like style. Not this zin, can’t wait to compare to the 2000 and 2001 in the vertical I have.

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• blakem wrote:

  December 24, 2013 - Dec 2013 - May be bad; reviews in 2007 said near end of life; many bottles corked.

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• pikemasterflash wrote: 85 points

  October 7, 2009 - The cork just came out too easy and was badly stained so I thought I was in for some trouble. I think the wine survived but was obviously impacted by the cork creating some harsher spice and more heat than usual. The finish was the better part. I preferred the recent '97 I had to this one.

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• GZ3 wrote: 89 points

  November 15, 2007 - This was the 3rd of 4 bottles we bought at NWC. The first was corked. Dark fruit and some spice, but a bit tired. Def at the end of it's life,

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• rsepulve wrote:

  August 3, 2007 - I really like Lamborn Zins so I hate to say this: terrible! Decent dark fruit and black pepper initially on the nose, but it was undrinkable. It literally hurt my mouth and after a while the fruit completely faded. I suppose (and hope!) this bottle was flawed.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1999
• Type Red
• Producer Lamborn Family Vineyards
• Varietal Zinfandel
• Designation The Solar Factor
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Howell Mountain

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• In Cellars 55 (48%)
• Consumed 59 (52%)

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