Lush deep and velvety. Tough to describe exactly what I'm tasting but each sip yearns for a mouthful of grilled beef tenderloin, sauteed morel mushrooms or a medium rare lamb burger. Deep smokey tobacco notes on the end. Wow.
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An excellent old vine Zin with characteristic sweetness and muted earthy dark toned notes.
Don't confuse this with a young fruit Zin, all big brash spicy jammy. These really old vine Zins (100 yrs + in some instances) barely exist anymore outside of Amador County. These wines are not for everyone. But if you have acquired the taste, run don't walk, to visit this living gem of a winery before it's gone.
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A pretty standard zin, no real complexity. Definitely a typical sweeter zin overall, not bad for the price. I'd buy again since it's cheap. Sweet forward start, ends a bit bitter and rough
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3/1/2024 - fkern26 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lush deep and velvety. Tough to describe exactly what I'm tasting but each sip yearns for a mouthful of grilled beef tenderloin, sauteed morel mushrooms or a medium rare lamb burger. Deep smokey tobacco notes on the end. Wow.
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1/20/2024 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 90 Points
An excellent old vine Zin with characteristic sweetness and muted earthy dark toned notes.
Don't confuse this with a young fruit Zin, all big brash spicy jammy. These really old vine Zins (100 yrs + in some instances) barely exist anymore outside of Amador County. These wines are not for everyone. But if you have acquired the taste, run don't walk, to visit this living gem of a winery before it's gone.
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1/3/2024 - Raikia Likes this wine: 87 Points
A pretty standard zin, no real complexity. Definitely a typical sweeter zin overall, not bad for the price. I'd buy again since it's cheap. Sweet forward start, ends a bit bitter and rough
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3/19/2023 - gharter Likes this wine: 86 Points
Lighter in style and flavor than expected. Jammy with black raspberry, black pepper and herbal. Slight tannin in finish.
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