Med + ruby with a garnet rim. Unfiltered and unfined, so it has some sediment. The nose is developing (+) with ripe strawberries, blueberries, peach, brambly herbs, sweet baking spices. Dry palate, with generous sweet fruit. The acidity is med, the tannins are med to med (+), but smooth and rounded. The alcohol is high (15.8%) but seems a point lower. A big, mountain red, with med(+) to pronounced flavor intensity and good length. It is drinking well now and will keep for several more.
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Good but disappointing at the same time. Enjoyed with Jim and Lori over pepperoni pizza tonight. What's unique about this wine at this time is......you would be hard pressed to finger it as a zin. It is thin, like a cheap cab. It has some nice red fruit, like a cheap cab. Tannins integrating like a cheap cab. Almost zero spice/pepper and what there is is on the back end with a touch of acidity remaining. It's nice and clearly well made but as the Scarlett zin felt like a pinot, this drinks as a cheap cab, now.
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7/4/2023 - BStanton Likes this wine:
Still drinking quite nicely with some plumy juice fruit. Oak is showing lovely developed notes of tobacco
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2/2/2020 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 90 Points
Med + ruby with a garnet rim. Unfiltered and unfined, so it has some sediment. The nose is developing (+) with ripe strawberries, blueberries, peach, brambly herbs, sweet baking spices. Dry palate, with generous sweet fruit. The acidity is med, the tannins are med to med (+), but smooth and rounded. The alcohol is high (15.8%) but seems a point lower. A big, mountain red, with med(+) to pronounced flavor intensity and good length. It is drinking well now and will keep for several more.
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11/23/2018 - Birorganic Likes this wine: 91 Points
Spectacular. Great fruit. Ready now or will age. Suggest decanting. Tastes like Sonoma.
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11/11/2018 - MacManifest Likes this wine: 91 Points
Excellent
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6/21/2018 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good but disappointing at the same time. Enjoyed with Jim and Lori over pepperoni pizza tonight. What's unique about this wine at this time is......you would be hard pressed to finger it as a zin. It is thin, like a cheap cab. It has some nice red fruit, like a cheap cab. Tannins integrating like a cheap cab. Almost zero spice/pepper and what there is is on the back end with a touch of acidity remaining. It's nice and clearly well made but as the Scarlett zin felt like a pinot, this drinks as a cheap cab, now.
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