Felt the heat on this a little, but it wasn't over-obtrusive. Very spicy on the nose, bright and fruity on the palate. Sorry that this is my last bottle of this vintage. A very nice "modern" zin.
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This has gotten much more integrated and mellowed out. Still has nice big jammy fruits and bold black pepper & spice. Could still easily go a couple more years. Nice and yummy.
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Way too hot for my taste. Fruit was good, but even after lowering the serving temp and decanting, the alcohol never blew off to make this a truly enjoyable bottle of wine.
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3/27/2012 - PolarBear22 wrote: 89 Points
Excellent. Lots of fruit. Well integrated. Not so much heat anymore.
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1/8/2012 - foobarski wrote: 90 Points
Felt the heat on this a little, but it wasn't over-obtrusive. Very spicy on the nose, bright and fruity on the palate. Sorry that this is my last bottle of this vintage. A very nice "modern" zin.
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11/8/2011 - HitAnyKey wrote: 88 Points
This has gotten much more integrated and mellowed out. Still has nice big jammy fruits and bold black pepper & spice. Could still easily go a couple more years. Nice and yummy.
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9/28/2010 - schuey wrote: 84 Points
Way too hot for my taste. Fruit was good, but even after lowering the serving temp and decanting, the alcohol never blew off to make this a truly enjoyable bottle of wine.
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11/28/2009 - Rich S wrote: 88 Points
Consistent with previous bottle. A bit hot on the back end but an enjoyable zin with nice dark fruit.
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