Great fruity aroma on opening. Decanted and tasted after a short time in the decanter. Muted cherry. Probably past it's prime. I should have opened this a year or so ago.
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This wine will need to be decanted. When first opened it was very dull on the nose, and overwhelmingly peppery in the mouth. We poured two glasses, and let the rest sit in the uncorked bottle for about half an hour. The wine opened up beautifully. The nose gave up raspberry, vanilla, and cedar. The pallate produced strawberry, raspberry, white pepper, and a faint amount of cherry. Wonderful wine, but I would recommend drinking in the next year.
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A rosewood red dark in the middle. Dusty, woodsy nose of spice and pepper. Bold spicy and big-full of get up and go. A touch hot but smooth notwithstanding this dusty character. Ripe red apples and plums, some blueberry, some blackberry. Nice long finish. Noticeably better after even a short time open.
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12/1/2013 - Jmac56 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great zin qualities, still many good years left.
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3/30/2013 - Turtlerider wrote: 85 Points
Great fruity aroma on opening. Decanted and tasted after a short time in the decanter. Muted cherry. Probably past it's prime. I should have opened this a year or so ago.
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3/26/2012 - cycfan wrote: 91 Points
This wine will need to be decanted. When first opened it was very dull on the nose, and overwhelmingly peppery in the mouth. We poured two glasses, and let the rest sit in the uncorked bottle for about half an hour. The wine opened up beautifully. The nose gave up raspberry, vanilla, and cedar. The pallate produced strawberry, raspberry, white pepper, and a faint amount of cherry. Wonderful wine, but I would recommend drinking in the next year.
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11/17/2010 - smphelps wrote: 90 Points
A rosewood red dark in the middle. Dusty, woodsy nose of spice and pepper. Bold spicy and big-full of get up and go. A touch hot but smooth notwithstanding this dusty character. Ripe red apples and plums, some blueberry, some blackberry. Nice long finish. Noticeably better after even a short time open.
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6/27/2010 - WendyT wrote:
A classic, smooth, robust zin.
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