10 year old zin and still showing well! Color starting to turn bricky on edges, but nose flawless zin. Needed a little time to blow off, but wine was soft, not hot for 15.5%. Raspberry on soft smooth finish!
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There's some spark left in this. Black & Blue juice. Powerful and zinful aroma of black cherries and a pepper. A little hot right off the bottle, but this blew off after 30 minutes in a decanter. However, this is significant less train and more wreck than it was upon release. A little disjointed and a hint of jamminess tells me to drink up now or be sorry.
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wow, excellent- only problem was it was my only bottle and wine is difficult to come by-smooth, fruity excellent taste thruout- would love to have more
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Juicy, sweet, dark blackberry/bramble fruit....smooth and creamy, yet spiced up nicely! Has kirsch liqueur, dark chocolate, white pepper, smoked woods. Again...very balanced Zin(I find this a LOT in these Schrader Zins). Just a tad sweeter than I would like....but the alc. is in check...so a push. Great mouthfeel....VERY tasty!!!
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Much better than the 2004 Old Vine Tofanelli. Good fruit mid palate and a nice finish. Not a big as I would have expected but a very nice bottle of wine. I would drink up and not wait any longer
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12/28/2013 - Trish22 wrote: 91 Points
10 year old zin and still showing well! Color starting to turn bricky on edges, but nose flawless zin. Needed a little time to blow off, but wine was soft, not hot for 15.5%. Raspberry on soft smooth finish!
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8/19/2011 - buckeye76 wrote: 92 Points
CHERRIES, RASPBERRIES, AND A TOUCH OF CHOCOLATE IN THE NOSE AND FLAVOR. MEDIUM LENGTH FINISH.
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7/11/2011 - Mark H. LeQuire wrote: 94 Points
Spectacular.
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10/2/2010 - Lessthanzero wrote: 90 Points
A little pruney, but with good acids. Improved for some reason on day 2.
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5/30/2010 - Lessthanzero wrote: 91 Points
There's some spark left in this. Black & Blue juice. Powerful and zinful aroma of black cherries and a pepper. A little hot right off the bottle, but this blew off after 30 minutes in a decanter. However, this is significant less train and more wreck than it was upon release. A little disjointed and a hint of jamminess tells me to drink up now or be sorry.
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1/12/2008 - michigan dogs wrote: 92 Points
wow, excellent- only problem was it was my only bottle and wine is difficult to come by-smooth, fruity excellent taste thruout- would love to have more
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6/17/2007 - Mrbuzz wrote: 94 Points
Juicy, sweet, dark blackberry/bramble fruit....smooth and creamy, yet spiced up nicely! Has kirsch liqueur, dark chocolate, white pepper, smoked woods. Again...very balanced Zin(I find this a LOT in these Schrader Zins). Just a tad sweeter than I would like....but the alc. is in check...so a push. Great mouthfeel....VERY tasty!!!
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4/12/2007 - JoshuaG wrote: 91 Points
Much better than the 2004 Old Vine Tofanelli. Good fruit mid palate and a nice finish. Not a big as I would have expected but a very nice bottle of wine. I would drink up and not wait any longer
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