Tasted 12-19-10 at restaurant dinner. 100% Zin from a small vineyard on the west side of Paso Robles near Templeton. Intense nose of fig & ultraripe fruit - like blackberries soaked in port- and a noticeable wet earth/wet gravel/wet cardboard element, plus baking spices. Also alcohol vapors from the high octane; this one is 16.5% ABV. A relative who is not terribly discerning noticed the wet earth aromas & labelled it the "scents of an excavation site" (he is in construction). On the palate, it is a classic big jammy zin, with hint of white pepper [not much], tons of fruit, & a noticeable flinty/mineral/metallic note on the finish. Over a half hour the wet cardboard aromas blew off and left the ripe fruit scents - blackberry jam/blackberry pie plus a chunk of vanilla. Was an improvement. Palate remained consistent as did the metallic/minerally element in the finish. Suggest drinking within the next 2 years.
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2/21/2011 - clava wrote:
Tasted 12-19-10 at restaurant dinner. 100% Zin from a small vineyard on the west side of Paso Robles near Templeton. Intense nose of fig & ultraripe fruit - like blackberries soaked in port- and a noticeable wet earth/wet gravel/wet cardboard element, plus baking spices. Also alcohol vapors from the high octane; this one is 16.5% ABV. A relative who is not terribly discerning noticed the wet earth aromas & labelled it the "scents of an excavation site" (he is in construction). On the palate, it is a classic big jammy zin, with hint of white pepper [not much], tons of fruit, & a noticeable flinty/mineral/metallic note on the finish. Over a half hour the wet cardboard aromas blew off and left the ripe fruit scents - blackberry jam/blackberry pie plus a chunk of vanilla. Was an improvement. Palate remained consistent as did the metallic/minerally element in the finish. Suggest drinking within the next 2 years.
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1/7/2011 - Kermadur Likes this wine:
Dark, enticing color. Fruity, but not big and jammy like many zins. This one has a little grip at the end. Very good.
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7/10/2010 - kstoddard wrote: 87 Points
Ruby color. Fresh cherry aromas. Earthy mid palate of red fruit. Soft finish with some mocha notes.
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