- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's balanced with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - It's amazing that this wine held so well for so long.
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Deep ruby red, thick legs. Peppery, spicy nose. Peppery, heavy berries flavor. Rich, almost buttery, slightly less tannins than I would like...but it is 8 yrs old at this point.
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This one needs more time in the cellar. Even after decanting 3 hours the wine is quite closed and backwards.
Left a glass in the decanter overnight and the wine has opened up and shows itself quite nicely. A lovely nose of blackberries and spice. The tannins no longer overwhelm the fruit.
A good value at $14.99.
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2/23/2015 - cmarthur wrote: 86 Points
Interesting to say the least- not a big zin drinker, bolder than expected.
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10/31/2011 - Paul BP wrote: 92 Points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's balanced with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - It's amazing that this wine held so well for so long.
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10/1/2009 - kmicho wrote: 93 Points
Deep ruby red, thick legs. Peppery, spicy nose. Peppery, heavy berries flavor. Rich, almost buttery, slightly less tannins than I would like...but it is 8 yrs old at this point.
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1/29/2009 - Cobbster wrote: 75 Points
Over the hill.
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7/19/2008 - Cobbster wrote: 85 Points
Musty fruit and pepper spice nose and dark berry fruit and spice on the palate.
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9/30/2007 - John McCabe wrote: 91 Points
Pretty impressed by this - almost tasted like a cab. Very good value.
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6/24/2005 - AllRed wrote: 86 Points
Very dark, inky colored. Spicy blueberry notes give way to a lot of alcohol. Spicy fruit is overwhelmed at this point by the hot finish.
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10/23/2004 - stevenmiller wrote: 90 Points
This one needs more time in the cellar. Even after decanting 3 hours the wine is quite closed and backwards.
Left a glass in the decanter overnight and the wine has opened up and shows itself quite nicely. A lovely nose of blackberries and spice. The tannins no longer overwhelm the fruit.
A good value at $14.99.
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