2012 Dark Matter Zinfandel

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 93.6 points

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  9/3/2019 - ZinfandelHooks Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This 2012 is still going strong as it spent 4 years in barrel so it hasn’t aged like other Zins from that vintage. This wine is big at 16.2% ABV but has no heat to it as it is extremely well balanced. Nice dark fruit flavor but not very jammy like others at this level. I’m going to let my last bottle sit for a few years to see how it evolves.

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  2/27/2018 - OG-Wino Likes this wine: 93 Points

  surprising delicate for a zin (though not quite "light").
  Lovely violet, cherry, raspberry, and some cigarbox/cedar notes. Really fun to drink. While it has the backbone to last, I'm not sure it will improve. Glad I have a few more!

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  12/2/2017 - RickyP wrote: 95 Points

  Had the pleasure to try this wine with the mondavi girls at their Howell mountain estate. This wine is light on its feet, but packed full of flavor. More on the delicate side, but just awesome juice. The label is super cool too. Big fan of this Zin!

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