2009 Grgich Hills Zinfandel

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 88.4 points

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  12/25/2023 - EvanRose Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A gift from a friend who does not love zin. Served with our Christmas dinner which is a reprise of Thanksgiving.
  
  This wine was rich and fool bodied with incredible balance. Lots of very dark fruit, modest tannins, depth and complexity. Layers of flavor and a true complement to the meal.

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  1/5/2021 - Johnnycakes30 wrote:

  Nose was nice and jammy flavor was pretty thin and flat. Not much left to this one probably should have drank it many years ago.

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  2/25/2020 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Shockingly not nearly as good as I thought it would be. Never seemed to really wake up aromatically or have enough freshness on the palate.

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  8/10/2019 - rgprints Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Held up extremely well.

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  4/29/2018 - PIntag wrote: 90 Points

  I found this bottle to be drinking very well at the moment. For sure, it is not a big, jammy Zin packed with flavor. I didn't try it in its youth, but I'd wager it was never like that. At this age, it is very dry and subtly fruited, with some tea like nuances and is more reminiscent of dried fruit. Some Zin pepper in there too. Good balance with good length on the finish. Really enjoyed this. I disagree with those that think this is past its prime, at least for my palate, but I shy away from the big super fruity Zins.

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