Opened, poured and let sit about 45 min. Then: Darkish fruit on the nose. Taste is reddish-darkish fruit; definitely ripe fruit, but not necessarily over-ripe or over-extracted; acidity OK; tannins OK. Decent balance to start, except for the sense of "warmth" that arrives quickly, maybe due to 15+% alc. With a little time in the glass the mouthfeel becomes much heavier and the fruit becomes more muddled. At this point no resemblance to zinfandel. Still very drinkable, but also disappointing.
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3/23/2024 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bit of a fruit bomb, tannins gone, a few years past prime but still enjoyable. Aged Zin < current release in general
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9/14/2023 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pretty dark red, big by, really nicely put together and balanced, not heavy, pretty red and dark fruits, with cherry juice finish
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3/14/2023 - Quiller wrote: 87 Points
Opened, poured and let sit about 45 min. Then: Darkish fruit on the nose. Taste is reddish-darkish fruit; definitely ripe fruit, but not necessarily over-ripe or over-extracted; acidity OK; tannins OK. Decent balance to start, except for the sense of "warmth" that arrives quickly, maybe due to 15+% alc. With a little time in the glass the mouthfeel becomes much heavier and the fruit becomes more muddled. At this point no resemblance to zinfandel. Still very drinkable, but also disappointing.
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2/13/2023 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking well, very nice.
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2/7/2023 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was super delicious - not sure why. Great drinking window, great integrated fruit.
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