1982 Joseph Swan Vineyards Zinfandel Sonoma County

Community Tasting Notes (5) Median Score: 90 points

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  9/15/2022 - Wine-is-Art wrote: 90 Points

  From Joe Swan, an almost forgotten legend. Amazingly, this wine was still alive, although greatly faded. Nothing like a young Zinfandel. The fruit had faded, muting the dark berries of young Zin into a far more delicate, elegant wine. Probably 95+ points 10-15 years ago, now it gets a couple of bonus points merely for being alive, and still quite pretty.

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  4/13/2019 - AB16 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Perfect cork, perfect fill level. Beautiful old wine with little briciness in color. Elegant nose and old world mouth feel. Blind I would have pegged it as an aged, old world merlot. Special treat.

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  5/17/2010 - SuitePhoto wrote:

  Light red with a brownish tinge at the edges. Shy but complex nose that needs to be coaxed out of the glass with plenty of gentle swirling. Dusty cedar, cigar wrappers, vanilla cherry come first - but the aromatics really open-up with more air - Lavender, white pepper and cinnamon spices. Silky and elegant in the mouth - lighter acidity than the other Swan wines in the group. More cedar, creamy red fruits, some coffee grounds and a clear glimpse of teriyaki beef jerky. Understated but still elegant - requiring more attention to discover the full breadth of complexity. At the end of its life, but still lovely and very much worth an hour of your time.

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  12/30/2009 - perryscottt wrote: 91 Points

  A bit of astringency on the initial taste, but became more balanced as time wore on. Definitely enough fruit and acid to last at least another 10 years.

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  9/15/2009 - Colima74 wrote: 90 Points

  Clearly older by its color, but lots of fruit and acid left. This IS on the downside and getting no better, but a bit left in the bottle for the next day actually seemed to have become more integrated and fuller somehow. Very good with pasta dish.

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