Deep ruby. On the nose this is genial and expressive, leaping from the glass with notes of fresh huckleberries, blackberry jam, fresh cranberries, crème de fraise and wood smoke. On the palate this is full bodied with medium+ acidity, attractively fresh and decidedly red fruited flavors... but also an assertive and unmistakable astringency coming from alcohol. This is par for the course with Zinfandel, of course, but I find the alcohol jolting here as it disrupts the silky texture and fresh fruit notes.
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Opaque ruby purple color with an enticing red berry, peach, black raspberry, earth, bergamot, red licorice?chalk dust and spice perfume. In the palate, it’s medium bodied and one of the freshest Zins I’ve had with dusty tannins. It shows ripe black raspberry, strawberry confit, dried Morello cherry,vanilla red licorice and spice flavors with a clean, long finish.
Fruit for this wine sourced from estate certified organic vineyard was on the west side Paso. Panted in the 1920s on ancient marine calcareous soils, the vines are head-trained and dry-farmed.
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4/17/2024 - wino_tim wrote: 85 Points
Deep ruby. On the nose this is genial and expressive, leaping from the glass with notes of fresh huckleberries, blackberry jam, fresh cranberries, crème de fraise and wood smoke. On the palate this is full bodied with medium+ acidity, attractively fresh and decidedly red fruited flavors... but also an assertive and unmistakable astringency coming from alcohol. This is par for the course with Zinfandel, of course, but I find the alcohol jolting here as it disrupts the silky texture and fresh fruit notes.
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1/31/2024 - Martin Redmond wrote: 92 Points
Opaque ruby purple color with an enticing red berry, peach, black raspberry, earth, bergamot, red licorice?chalk dust and spice perfume. In the palate, it’s medium bodied and one of the freshest Zins I’ve had with dusty tannins. It shows ripe black raspberry, strawberry confit, dried Morello cherry,vanilla red licorice and spice flavors with a clean, long finish.
Fruit for this wine sourced from estate certified organic vineyard was on the west side Paso. Panted in the 1920s on ancient marine calcareous soils, the vines are head-trained and dry-farmed.
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1/15/2024 - Goofienewfy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nose is vanilla, strawberry, Taste is red fruit and some hints of tobacco.
Strong value here.
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11/28/2023 - cubswinws Likes this wine: 92 Points
Consistently good.
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11/24/2023 - White Wine Snob wrote:
Amazing the only one that ordered
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