2006 Cline Cellars Zinfandel Big Break

Community Tasting Notes (5) Median Score: 89 points

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  3/12/2015 - owr Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Without a doubt this was the best wine of the night with its spiced raspberry and vanilla aromas, and a complex and layered palate full of black raspberry, cassis, white pepper, spiced-plum, and mocha/coffee notes - finished proved to be a little simpler with its plum, spice and vanilla-cola linger; all-in-all this was one delicious bottle of wine and quite possibly this wine is at the peak of its life.

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  4/20/2014 - Jettoy1992 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  i know i held on to htis for a long time... but not too long.. was still good and full of fruit good body.. but i would say drink now. very good juice

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  5/7/2013 - owr Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I have quite a few Zinfandels in my wine collections, but none is more precious to me than my Cline 2006 Big Break Zinfandel ... it's a silly reason really, they just happen to be the most expensive bottles of Zinfandel I own, and like many people who hold onto wine they feel is precious I don't want to open it until precisely the right time. We had a friend coming over tonight for an impromptu visit and I needed something to serve. I pulled out a starter bottle of Chardonnay (reviewed here) but I needed a red to go with dinner. Granted we weren't going gourmet tonight (remember it was an impromptu visit) we were grilling up some burgers ... but our friend has just recently found (or re-found) Zinfandel, and so I can't just pour them any old bottle - so I brought out one of my prized possessions. I have to say I am critical about expensive bottles - I paid quite a bit of money for these and want them to be just right ... and happily this one is. Plum and baked cherry along with baking spice, vanilla, reduced cola and spiced plum, all made an appearance either on the nose, palate, or both . My wife is more of a white drinker so she stuck with something light - but I just know I impressed our friend, she drank the whole glass and asked for seconds. And I know I impressed myself, it was so good.

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  11/21/2009 - jdkru wrote: 89 Points

  fully bodies robust in your face zin, just what I needed.

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  11/10/2008 - Hershey in CA wrote: 85 Points

  Dusty black raspberry and lots of spiced oak. Med body and firm tannins to give structure, but I don't see this one really having much interesting to say once it comes of age in another couple years.
  Clear eucalyptus notes were interesting, and might prove me wrong once it comes together.

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