This was a gift from a friend in 2021. Opened today with a heavy pasta dish with sausage which it complemented well. Very jammy with a mix of very dark blackberry and a lighter, but still dark, cherry. 3 of us were drinking and everyone thought the wine has a nice balance of acidity and tannin. It is drinking well now with a few years left in it.
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I have to backpedal on my previous review. The sharpness that dominated my previous tasting is still there but is integrated with the fruit and tannin, making the wine a good experience. It might even better in a couple of years as the different components integrate further.
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Disappointing: Nose and taste has a jarring sharpness that precludes enjoying the wine as an aperitif or with food. Reminiscent of bitter, burnt green pepper seeds, the sharpness subsided as the wine breathed, but it was a barrier to enjoyment and made the drinking a slow process. A bit of sharpness or green pepper is pleasant, but such a dominant shrill note is too much.
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3/3/2023 - RonT Likes this wine: 90 Points
This was a gift from a friend in 2021. Opened today with a heavy pasta dish with sausage which it complemented well. Very jammy with a mix of very dark blackberry and a lighter, but still dark, cherry. 3 of us were drinking and everyone thought the wine has a nice balance of acidity and tannin. It is drinking well now with a few years left in it.
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2/11/2016 - garetjax_kison wrote: 89 Points
Popped and poured while making dinner. Pleasant but restrained nose. Nice jammy red fruit notes on the palate. A very RRV Zin. Yum!
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5/30/2015 - Rich.Herbs Likes this wine:
I have to backpedal on my previous review. The sharpness that dominated my previous tasting is still there but is integrated with the fruit and tannin, making the wine a good experience. It might even better in a couple of years as the different components integrate further.
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8/9/2014 - 1997cobalt wrote: 87 Points
Pleasant nose, rather tight and slow to open over first 30 min.
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7/4/2014 - Rich.Herbs Does not like this wine:
Disappointing: Nose and taste has a jarring sharpness that precludes enjoying the wine as an aperitif or with food. Reminiscent of bitter, burnt green pepper seeds, the sharpness subsided as the wine breathed, but it was a barrier to enjoyment and made the drinking a slow process. A bit of sharpness or green pepper is pleasant, but such a dominant shrill note is too much.
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