The nose is pretty generic with small hints of baking spices. On the palate there are notes of Muenster cheese and Ceylon cinnamon. Gentle plummy sweetness. Well balanced acidity. Hardly any tannin. 14.5%, but not overly bitter or alcoholic tasting. Quite good (especially for the price), but certainly not my favorite.
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Middels+ dyp rød. Middels kraftig intens på nese med aroma av mørke bær, lakris og pepper. Bløt munnfølelse med sødmefull frukt. Smak av mørke bær, lakris og urter. Fin lengde.
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Retail $16. 100% Zinfandel. I have mixed feelings about Zinfandel, "America's Grape." First and foremost, I embrace it, particularly when it is focussed and done well. Second, I prefer my Zin when it is made with at least a modicum of restraint; far too often the variety is left to grow with reckless abandon and the result is usually, well, reckless. This Zin, by the venerable producer Cline, is right down the middle. Sure, there is a ton of fruit and sure, it comes off as a bit extracted, but there is plenty to champion here. Fruit, verve, tartness, and a touch of complexity are all present, but the combination of those components falls just a tad short (if only a tad).
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8/13/2023 - Janda_42 Likes this wine:
The nose is pretty generic with small hints of baking spices. On the palate there are notes of Muenster cheese and Ceylon cinnamon. Gentle plummy sweetness. Well balanced acidity. Hardly any tannin. 14.5%, but not overly bitter or alcoholic tasting. Quite good (especially for the price), but certainly not my favorite.
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2/18/2023 - winejnky wrote: 88 Points
Fresh, fruity, a nice straightforward Zinfandel that drinks very well at this price point. Will purchase again.
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1/6/2023 - vetlehs Likes this wine: 88 Points
Middels+ dyp rød. Middels kraftig intens på nese med aroma av mørke bær, lakris og pepper. Bløt munnfølelse med sødmefull frukt. Smak av mørke bær, lakris og urter. Fin lengde.
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1/5/2023 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 89 Points
Retail $16. 100% Zinfandel. I have mixed feelings about Zinfandel, "America's Grape." First and foremost, I embrace it, particularly when it is focussed and done well. Second, I prefer my Zin when it is made with at least a modicum of restraint; far too often the variety is left to grow with reckless abandon and the result is usually, well, reckless. This Zin, by the venerable producer Cline, is right down the middle. Sure, there is a ton of fruit and sure, it comes off as a bit extracted, but there is plenty to champion here. Fruit, verve, tartness, and a touch of complexity are all present, but the combination of those components falls just a tad short (if only a tad).
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12/25/2022 - rogeroc@aol.com Likes this wine: 76 Points
Opened near the end of the night, so had a very dirty palette. But I liked it.
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