A superb zin that has aged reasonably well and softened over time. Full flavor with a soft and long finish. Suspect it has lost some of it's complexity and depth due to age, so would not keep this 2012 much longer.
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39th Annual Zinfandel Retrospective - the 2012s (R&D's): Initially a bit muddled. Generic notes of red and dark fruit. Chewy tannins; decent amount of briary fruit on the palate. Spice with red and black fruit emerge after a while but I sense this only showed a portion of itself. I was obviously in the minority here.
My #8, Domino's #2 Group #2, 39 pts
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Best bottle yet. 2 and a half years after the first. I was not a fan back then, but it has gotten better and better and better. Wish I had bought more. Back then I lamented buying 6. Who knew? This bottle ended up at my girlfriends home in her cellar and we just found it and had it with grilled chicken. Smooth and very full-bodied. Enough structure to keep it interesting.
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7/8/2018 - SyrahForth310 Likes this wine: 91 Points
A superb zin that has aged reasonably well and softened over time. Full flavor with a soft and long finish. Suspect it has lost some of it's complexity and depth due to age, so would not keep this 2012 much longer.
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8/9/2017 - Love Good Wine wrote:
To Peggy for Jane's birthday
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5/20/2017 - AllRed wrote: 88 Points
39th Annual Zinfandel Retrospective - the 2012s (R&D's): Initially a bit muddled. Generic notes of red and dark fruit. Chewy tannins; decent amount of briary fruit on the palate. Spice with red and black fruit emerge after a while but I sense this only showed a portion of itself. I was obviously in the minority here.
My #8, Domino's #2
Group #2, 39 pts
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5/13/2017 - drdecanto Likes this wine: 92 Points
Best bottle yet. 2 and a half years after the first. I was not a fan back then, but it has gotten better and better and better. Wish I had bought more. Back then I lamented buying 6. Who knew? This bottle ended up at my girlfriends home in her cellar and we just found it and had it with grilled chicken. Smooth and very full-bodied. Enough structure to keep it interesting.
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2/15/2017 - Dan & Patti wrote: 90 Points
Smooth full mouthfeel, dark fruit, long finish
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