Fill was good and cork was in good shape but clearly over the hill. Shame because there were rements of a once enjoyable wine still detectable within the chaos of this drain-worthy brew. I suspect the '96 Duarte has met the same unavoidable fate... will know shortly.
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Cellar Party for Bayfront Medical Center Foundation. OK, so what's this thing about Zins not ageing? Are you kidding me? Just try a Tulrey or a Martinelli from a good vintage and you are in for a wonderful surprise. These wines, for me, actually get better with age. No more of that knock you in your face alcohol, no more of that pin you to the ground sappy, over the top fruit, just a perfect marraige of fruit and alcohol that has become balanced with age. Lovely!
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PLUMS IN THE NOSE WITH RICH FRUIT IN THE FLAVOR WHICH EXPLODED IN THE MOUTH WITH CHOCOLATE, PLUMS, AND CHERRIES. LONG FINISH. SECOND TASTING ALSO SHOWED LICORICE AND LEATHER.
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8/14/2023 - Akatz821 Does not like this wine:
DOA unfortunately. Oh well!
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1/29/2011 - Vinophiler wrote:
Fill was good and cork was in good shape but clearly over the hill. Shame because there were rements of a once enjoyable wine still detectable within the chaos of this drain-worthy brew. I suspect the '96 Duarte has met the same unavoidable fate... will know shortly.
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3/19/2007 - mike l. wrote: 82 Points
jalapenos! vegetal onions, hardly any fruit (which is true of all the wines), some really fake raisiny tastes. pretty hard to tolerate.
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4/29/2006 - G SQUARED wrote: 92 Points
Cellar Party for Bayfront Medical Center Foundation. OK, so what's this thing about Zins not ageing? Are you kidding me? Just try a Tulrey or a Martinelli from a good vintage and you are in for a wonderful surprise. These wines, for me, actually get better with age. No more of that knock you in your face alcohol, no more of that pin you to the ground sappy, over the top fruit, just a perfect marraige of fruit and alcohol that has become balanced with age.
Lovely!
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8/8/2003 - buckeye76 wrote: 93 Points
PLUMS IN THE NOSE WITH RICH FRUIT IN THE FLAVOR WHICH EXPLODED IN THE MOUTH WITH CHOCOLATE, PLUMS, AND CHERRIES. LONG FINISH. SECOND TASTING ALSO SHOWED LICORICE AND LEATHER.
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