Wine is very together with a gorgeous red brown hue. Good clean nose with still that herbal zin character and a good balance of tannin and proper alcohol content. Very clean on palate with a clean acid finish. This the Lafite of Zin and at 23 years old is still going strong. We love the old Joe Swan wines.
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Light-red, slightly brown, and cloudy in the glass. Nose of spiced cider and faint traces of red fruit. Palate is dusty, there is raisiny elements, tart cherry, and a bit of acidity hanging in. I'd probably guess aged pinot if this was served blind. My first Swan Zin with this many years on it. Interesting. Not something I'd want to drink everyday, but interesting in an educational sense.
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11/1/2020 - hadlieh2 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious. Old wine but still spicy black pepper. Cola color.
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11/13/2018 - JackCMac Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wine is very together with a gorgeous red brown hue. Good clean nose with still that herbal zin character and a good balance of tannin and proper alcohol content. Very clean on palate with a clean acid finish. This the Lafite of Zin and at 23 years old is still going strong. We love the old Joe Swan wines.
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5/29/2010 - JDRFoster wrote: 85 Points
Amber-red color. Tart red fruit, light spice, earth, dusty earth. Old, drinkable but not exciting.
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1/9/2008 - decaturwinedude wrote: 86 Points
Light-red, slightly brown, and cloudy in the glass. Nose of spiced cider and faint traces of red fruit. Palate is dusty, there is raisiny elements, tart cherry, and a bit of acidity hanging in. I'd probably guess aged pinot if this was served blind. My first Swan Zin with this many years on it. Interesting. Not something I'd want to drink everyday, but interesting in an educational sense.
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