(Shifrin Howell Mountain Zinfandel) (Also on Ep. #530); COLOR-dark; NOSE-just gorgeous cassis; ripping with blackberry jam & cassis; also very beautiful black & white pepper component; TASTE-this wine is getting better; the absolute gorgeous black fruit (blackberries, blueberries & huckleberries); very intense; very dark, but not over-oaked; getting the truthfulness of the good bright Howell Mountain fruit; quintessential textbook quality Zinfandel; great length; pure power; some great bitter dark bittersweet chocolate tannins; gives this some back-end dryness; will last 5-10 years easy; GV-No Score
(B. Shifrin Howell Mountain Zinfandel) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-good nose; a lot of dark fruit (dark blackberries & blueberries), intense; high levels of spice; black pepper; dark licorice; TASTE-this comes from a VERY good fruit source in Howell Mountain; this is really good; a hair too much heat on the finish, but should blow off; this is spectacular of wine; definitely worth the $27 bones; WS-99; GV-No Score
By Gary Vaynerchuk
(Shifrin Howell Mountain Zinfandel) (Also on Ep. #530); COLOR-dark; NOSE-just gorgeous cassis; ripping with blackberry jam & cassis; also very beautiful black & white pepper component; TASTE-this wine is getting better; the absolute gorgeous black fruit (blackberries, blueberries & huckleberries); very intense; very dark, but not over-oaked; getting the truthfulness of the good bright Howell Mountain fruit; quintessential textbook quality Zinfandel; great length; pure power; some great bitter dark bittersweet chocolate tannins; gives this some back-end dryness; will last 5-10 years easy; GV-No ScoreThanksgiving Wine Episode, Episode #586, 11/27/2008, (See more on Wine Library TV...) No Score points
By Gary Vaynerchuk
(B. Shifrin Howell Mountain Zinfandel) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-good nose; a lot of dark fruit (dark blackberries & blueberries), intense; high levels of spice; black pepper; dark licorice; TASTE-this comes from a VERY good fruit source in Howell Mountain; this is really good; a hair too much heat on the finish, but should blow off; this is spectacular of wine; definitely worth the $27 bones; WS-99; GV-No ScoreGary Tastes with Warnke and Shifrin, Episode #530, 8/29/2008, (See more on Wine Library TV...) No Score points