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Saturday, September 3, 2022 - Popped and poured, through aerator, following 45 minutes aeration.Three 2 oz tasting portions sampled over a two hour period.

Dark red color, quite saturated. Aroma is big on ripe fruit, and much new oak seasoning; not much breadth or complexity, certainly no bottle development or secondary complexities. It's young, superripe yey not burnt or pruny at all. It feels ready to drink and light bodied with low tannin, low acidity, which is a nice trick with what I assume is mostly Cabernet and Bordeaux varietals. Paso Robles summer heat seems nicely tamed by some carbonic maceration, gentle press work, and whole bunch fermentation. Not classically true to the varietal character to my tasta but it's an easy drinking red. Have no idea how a well stored version may last but I'd say drink now rather than store for adventure.

I did not know much about the producer except that it receives ardent support from its mailing list customerrs. I think this bottling sells on release for around $60/750ml, which wouldn't tempt me; there's so much old vine zinfandel of similar character but more excitement that draws me strongly instead.

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