Absolutely huge still. Woody edge to the tannins, but massive fruit. A big big wine with almost port like flavours. I'm astonished that it hasn't mellowed that much with age. Will keep my last bottle another 3-5 years to see what happens.
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Decanted for about 3 hours. Deep dark purple red with clear rim, not as dense as some fruit bombs. Really nice blackberry eau du vie nose with a hint of sage and a port like complexity. Very fresh with typical zin blackberry flavours with a funky sage note a bit port-like but with a lot of finese. Very tasty and more claret like than fruit bomb. Shows the merit of having a bit of age on a zin.
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7/22/2010 - WinoTim wrote: 92 Points
Perfect time to drink this wine. Drank two bottles. Earlier roughness has mellowed out to yield a substantial, yet nuanced Zin.
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7/16/2010 - Roentgen Ray wrote: 90 Points
The wine was fruit driven, lots of ripe blackberry, showed a little surmaturité, but not enough to be a problem. Silky smooth mouth feel.
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6/1/2010 - 4wdave Likes this wine: 85 Points
Slightly light color. Luscious -- great with dessert.
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5/8/2010 - EducatedDrunk wrote: 85 Points
Absolutely huge still. Woody edge to the tannins, but massive fruit. A big big wine with almost port like flavours. I'm astonished that it hasn't mellowed that much with age. Will keep my last bottle another 3-5 years to see what happens.
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4/11/2010 - df1962 wrote: 90 Points
Decanted for about 3 hours. Deep dark purple red with clear rim, not as dense as some fruit bombs. Really nice blackberry eau du vie nose with a hint of sage and a port like complexity. Very fresh with typical zin blackberry flavours with a funky sage note a bit port-like but with a lot of finese. Very tasty and more claret like than fruit bomb. Shows the merit of having a bit of age on a zin.
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