Community Tasting Note

Saturday, July 28, 2018 - Tasted over two days, and also tasted three Bedrock wines on the second day this was open, which allowed for interesting points of comparison. This wine is fruitier, oakier (is that a word?), more modern, and higher pitched than the Bedrock wines, all of which I preferred. This aside, a fine wine, bold, yet within that New World kind of high decibel balance. The back label states it will develop over the next twenty years, which seems a little iffy given the medium acid. It does need three to five years to integrate, and should probably be enjoyed by 2025-2028.

Overall, a little less fruit accentuation, a little lower pitched, and less (distracting) barrel char would have made this better.

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Comment posted by markydecker:

7/28/2018 2:22:00 PM - One of the best wines I ever had was 1990 Geyserville, consumed in 2005. It ages quite well in my experience.
Comment posted by gkentm:

7/29/2018 8:31:00 AM - Great comments markydecker
Comment posted by Motz:

8/2/2018 8:24:00 AM - Good morning Gents:

Having a marked preference for wines that express place over fruit, low alcohol, judicious oak treatment and extraction, when evaluating New World/Internationally Styled wines, I focus on the positives of the style. As noted, I tasted three Bedrock wines on the same day as this, the second day it was open, and they all featured better balance.

What I did not include in the tasting note, for the very reason of focusing on the positive, is that this wine began falling apart on the second day, to the point that I finished it that evening, rather than holding it for a third day, and sometimes a fourth, as is my practice.

Overall, on the first day, even with the somewhat obnoxious barrel char element considered, I had the wine at 92 points. It was the second day unraveling that dropped the score to 91 points. It goes without saying that a young wine coming undone so quickly bodes poorly for extending aging.

Cheers!
Comment posted by markydecker:

8/2/2018 5:28:00 PM - I wager that in 2025 when I open a magnum of this it will most likely be spectacular, your comments notwithstanding. BTW, I imagine it’s a tough task to vinify Zin at less than 14%.
Comment posted by Motz:

8/2/2018 5:39:00 PM - I too think a magnum will be delicious in 2025! Cheers to enjoyable wine experiences!