Drinking quite well. Brambly, mostly black, fruit. Not too ripe. Some spices. Good acidity. Tannins fully integrated. Not sure it will improve with further cellar time. My guess is no (but just a guess). If I had more, I would drink within the next 2-3 yrs.
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Previous notes of PnP were accurate, decanted for 15min and really didn't need much to get going. Huge nose of dark cherry and blueberries. Tannins resolved and lovely balance right now of blue/black fruit with a nice and polished acidic finish. Need to buy more from this Vineyard!
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Still just a very good wine. No complaints about that, but I wouldn’t rank it up with the strongest vintages of Papera and I don’t see it evolving there with more time in the cellar. When I have one of the Bedrock SVDs that performs at this level, I’m reminded just how good the Old Vine Zin is - as good, and sometimes better, at half the price.
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3/29/2024 - bravo.solares Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking quite well. Brambly, mostly black, fruit. Not too ripe. Some spices. Good acidity. Tannins fully integrated. Not sure it will improve with further cellar time. My guess is no (but just a guess). If I had more, I would drink within the next 2-3 yrs.
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1/1/2024 - Sw244 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Previous notes of PnP were accurate, decanted for 15min and really didn't need much to get going. Huge nose of dark cherry and blueberries. Tannins resolved and lovely balance right now of blue/black fruit with a nice and polished acidic finish. Need to buy more from this Vineyard!
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12/24/2023 - bound4er wrote: 92 Points
Drinking quite nicely at present. Hard to say if further aging will provide upside.
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11/5/2023 - BRR Likes this wine:
Delicious with burgers. Not decanted. Lots of great fruit, but the structure wasn't overbearing. Drink now with pleasure or hold for more complexity.
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10/20/2023 - EMTAME wrote: 89 Points
Still just a very good wine. No complaints about that, but I wouldn’t rank it up with the strongest vintages of Papera and I don’t see it evolving there with more time in the cellar. When I have one of the Bedrock SVDs that performs at this level, I’m reminded just how good the Old Vine Zin is - as good, and sometimes better, at half the price.
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