Opened and poured a glass. A bit of effervescence upon opening, that blew off. Copious wild and dark fruits. After a couple days under vac-u-vin, this has really fleshed out into a voluptuous, full bodied brambly monster. Superb for 13 years old.Tons of blacks and purples.
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Pop n pour, a decant would have helped, as it was a bit high toned right out of the gate. But thereafter a really nice zin with some age. Raspberry and a little raisin on the nose, good fruit and some bramble on the pallet. Outside of Ridge I think Novy's Zins hold up best, and retain the Zin character more than Ridge does.
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Sorry to say this is my last bottle of this wine, I like my zin young but this one just keeps getting better with age, very balanced and smooth, blueberry, pepper, and creamy.
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7/17/2020 - Senso-beak wrote: 93 Points
Opened and poured a glass. A bit of effervescence upon opening, that blew off. Copious wild and dark fruits. After a couple days under vac-u-vin, this has really fleshed out into a voluptuous, full bodied brambly monster. Superb for 13 years old.Tons of blacks and purples.
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6/20/2013 - T.J.Burn wrote: 90 Points
Pop n pour, a decant would have helped, as it was a bit high toned right out of the gate. But thereafter a really nice zin with some age. Raspberry and a little raisin on the nose, good fruit and some bramble on the pallet. Outside of Ridge I think Novy's Zins hold up best, and retain the Zin character more than Ridge does.
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3/31/2011 - tall2002 wrote: 93 Points
Sorry to say this is my last bottle of this wine, I like my zin young but this one just keeps getting better with age, very balanced and smooth, blueberry, pepper, and creamy.
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11/13/2010 - ScottGoodwin wrote: 85 Points
BIG fruit. Creamy. Blackberries, black currants and blueberries. Powdered cocoa. Sweet. Smooth. Too big and jammy for me but everyone else loved it.
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11/13/2010 - winecat9 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Zin Thing 2010 Lightning Round selection. Universally liked by the crowd.
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