Despite what 's listed as a suggested drinking window, this wine still has plenty of life left in it--perhaps a few years. It was dark and inky with a slight hint of red around the edges. That said, it was not very impressive and very one-dimensional. Dark and jammy just a touch of smoke on the nose. Notes of dark fruit on the palate, but that's about it. Very boring wine. Alcohol is a bit strong; perhaps another year or so will mellow this a bit. I used to like Ravenswood Zins (haven't had too many since they were bought out), but this isn't my kind of wine.
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Thought this would be well past its "drink by" date, but I thought it was great. Big fruit up front, licorice and leather notes, smooth finish. Really liked this one, and would buy it again - if I could find it.
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9/1/2014 - ekenneth wrote: 89 Points
Not bad. I expected it to be dead, but it had some life left, a little fruit, a touch of vanilla from oak.
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6/21/2011 - kkleg wrote: 84 Points
Despite what 's listed as a suggested drinking window, this wine still has plenty of life left in it--perhaps a few years. It was dark and inky with a slight hint of red around the edges. That said, it was not very impressive and very one-dimensional. Dark and jammy just a touch of smoke on the nose. Notes of dark fruit on the palate, but that's about it. Very boring wine. Alcohol is a bit strong; perhaps another year or so will mellow this a bit. I used to like Ravenswood Zins (haven't had too many since they were bought out), but this isn't my kind of wine.
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2/8/2010 - blumenfe wrote: 88 Points
Thought this would be well past its "drink by" date, but I thought it was great. Big fruit up front, licorice and leather notes, smooth finish. Really liked this one, and would buy it again - if I could find it.
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4/29/2009 - PathDoc wrote:
average wine. better this time than last bottle.
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3/16/2009 - mondrian wrote: 86 Points
dark purple, plumy, dark-berry, jammy, high alcohol, and full-bodied, chocolaite, smoky, bitter, tannic, hollow mid-taste, wouldn't buy
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