Dark plum/black cherry color, showing its age but hanging onto purple over oxidation Plum, leather, and forrest floor on the nose, canned tomato skin element with a little iodine in the back Shocking how long the finish is (actually how long the mid-palate is) wave after wave of black neck wafers that both coates the tongue and leaves the sides and underside of the tongue watering for over 8 minutes - CRAZY! The front part of the palate is largely gone but the wine is insanely energetic on the mid-palate.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Amazing that this 20'year old sin blend could still impress. Though there was little nose to hint at what time had done, the wine was soft on the palate and quite enjoyable. That it was old there is no doubt . . . but it had not spoiled.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Bill's Monthly Lunch - April 2013 (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – This was slightly corked. The TCA didn’t seem to kill the nose or the palate but it was there. Underneath was bright and ripe red fruit and mint. Seemed very cab-like.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
If I didn't know it was a zin (I did, since I opened it!) I might have thought it was a cab. Lovely balance, violets, long finish. Not especially fruity.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Ripe full bodied, lacking a bit in depth and liveliness and showing tea flavors on the finish. Worked well with our meaty meal at Hennington's in Granbury, TX.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
12/8/2019 - unionst Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dark plum/black cherry color, showing its age but hanging onto purple over oxidation
Plum, leather, and forrest floor on the nose, canned tomato skin element with a little iodine in the back
Shocking how long the finish is (actually how long the mid-palate is) wave after wave of black neck wafers that both coates the tongue and leaves the sides and underside of the tongue watering for over 8 minutes - CRAZY! The front part of the palate is largely gone but the wine is insanely energetic on the mid-palate.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
11/28/2016 - Tchelistcheff Likes this wine: 89 Points
Amazing that this 20'year old sin blend could still impress. Though there was little nose to hint at what time had done, the wine was soft on the palate and quite enjoyable. That it was old there is no doubt . . . but it had not spoiled.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/5/2013 - godx wrote: flawed
Bill's Monthly Lunch - April 2013 (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – This was slightly corked. The TCA didn’t seem to kill the nose or the palate but it was there. Underneath was bright and ripe red fruit and mint. Seemed very cab-like.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/28/2007 - sadofsky wrote:
If I didn't know it was a zin (I did, since I opened it!) I might have thought it was a cab. Lovely balance, violets, long finish. Not especially fruity.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/1/2001 - OneLastSyrah wrote:
Ripe full bodied, lacking a bit in depth and liveliness and showing tea flavors on the finish. Worked well with our meaty meal at Hennington's in Granbury, TX.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment