Mission log 2022, drinking wine from the year I graduated high school. Loads of tannins and strung tight for a 23 year old zin. Heidi Barrett killing it like always for the long term. Most zone I’ve had at the 20 year mark start to turn into a port like style. Not this zin, can’t wait to compare to the 2000 and 2001 in the vertical I have.
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The cork just came out too easy and was badly stained so I thought I was in for some trouble. I think the wine survived but was obviously impacted by the cork creating some harsher spice and more heat than usual. The finish was the better part. I preferred the recent '97 I had to this one.
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I really like Lamborn Zins so I hate to say this: terrible! Decent dark fruit and black pepper initially on the nose, but it was undrinkable. It literally hurt my mouth and after a while the fruit completely faded. I suppose (and hope!) this bottle was flawed.
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12/20/2022 - HowellTime Likes this wine: 91 Points
Mission log 2022, drinking wine from the year I graduated high school. Loads of tannins and strung tight for a 23 year old zin. Heidi Barrett killing it like always for the long term. Most zone I’ve had at the 20 year mark start to turn into a port like style. Not this zin, can’t wait to compare to the 2000 and 2001 in the vertical I have.
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12/24/2013 - blakem wrote:
Dec 2013 - May be bad; reviews in 2007 said near end of life; many bottles corked.
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10/7/2009 - pikemasterflash wrote: 85 Points
The cork just came out too easy and was badly stained so I thought I was in for some trouble. I think the wine survived but was obviously impacted by the cork creating some harsher spice and more heat than usual. The finish was the better part. I preferred the recent '97 I had to this one.
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11/15/2007 - GZ3 wrote: 89 Points
This was the 3rd of 4 bottles we bought at NWC. The first was corked. Dark fruit and some spice, but a bit tired. Def at the end of it's life,
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8/3/2007 - rsepulve wrote:
I really like Lamborn Zins so I hate to say this: terrible! Decent dark fruit and black pepper initially on the nose, but it was undrinkable. It literally hurt my mouth and after a while the fruit completely faded. I suppose (and hope!) this bottle was flawed.
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