Slow oxed for 4 hours. Deep purplish ruby red in the glass. Nose and palate of ripe mixed berries including raspberries, black cherries, blackberries, huckleberries, and tart currants followed by tar and copious amounts of crushed black pepper. A touch of warm turned rocky soils and a slightly mineral inflected note round this out on the back end. Despite it's full body and big fruit it maintains a feminine balance with soft rounded tannins and a judicious amount of acidity. Adding a lovely orange peel note in the midpalate. Finish is straightforward and not fussy but pleasurable. Very nice
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1/26/2018 - ChrisWagner Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice. Still needs time though. Too long to come into its own.
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12/16/2017 - wiscgrad wrote: 93 Points
clearly in the minority, but I thought this was excellent. had this after a 2012 Bedrock Pagani ranch and this showed much better. Delicious zin
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11/25/2017 - oaklandchild Likes this wine: 88 Points
Cranberry and briar with light notes of berry. Dry tanins. Well crafted, but might wait for the next bottle to see if it integrates better.
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11/25/2017 - oaklandchild Likes this wine:
Cranberry and briar, with light hints of berry. Dry tanins. Might wait for the next taste for better integration.
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9/5/2017 - ESTEELE90 wrote:
Slow oxed for 4 hours. Deep purplish ruby red in the glass. Nose and palate of ripe mixed berries including raspberries, black cherries, blackberries, huckleberries, and tart currants followed by tar and copious amounts of crushed black pepper. A touch of warm turned rocky soils and a slightly mineral inflected note round this out on the back end. Despite it's full body and big fruit it maintains a feminine balance with soft rounded tannins and a judicious amount of acidity. Adding a lovely orange peel note in the midpalate. Finish is straightforward and not fussy but pleasurable. Very nice
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