2012 Grgich Hills Zinfandel

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  5/25/2022 - tamfrezo Likes this wine: 91 Points

  What can I say but a wonderful Zin.

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  11/29/2019 - Sjjordan Likes this wine:

  Very delicious Zinfandel. Medium bodied. Still possessing good acidity. Fine and subtle tannins. Excellent drinking now.

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  9/18/2019 - drinkinsailor Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Found this at a wine store in the Berkshires. Suspicious of why a 2012 was still there. But having traded in a trip to Croatia (Grgich’s homeland) for Massachusetts (long story) it seemed meant to be so what the heck.
  
  Fantastic. Drinking beautifully, not a bit over. Nose of red and black fruits, roses, a little briar, cigar box, a little Bordeaux style cassis. Amazingly long and complex palette. Tannins all folded in, none of the too-pushy zin fruit bombs, white pepper is right, just rolls around your tongue until a very slightly dusty finish. Loved it with grilled veal chops, smashed Yukon golds and a local-ish Vermont cow/sheep blend for “desert”. Opened 15 minutes before drinking, would give it 30 minutes tomorrow, but not better 2 hours later.

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  9/21/2018 - wahoo70 wrote: 92 Points

  Gobs of rich jammy fruit, chocolate, pepper, spice, minerals, savory, some pretty florals - perfectly balanced and harmonious, and chewy but restrained tannins to balance the long finish - a lovely zin that's not over the top and immensely enjoyable. It may be in its sweet spot right now. A good pop and pour, but really rocking on Day 2.

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  7/4/2018 - SpaceBug Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Paired with baby back pork ribs

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