Copperish-rose in color. Nice fruit on the nose, but the palate was overpowered by the alcohol (15%)...tannins were silky, notes of plum, spice, earth. Easier drinking than many zins, but overall effect was flat. I probably should have not waited a year to open this wine. I will still visit Sunce next time I'm in the Russian River Valley, because their wines were very reasonably priced and their homey tasting room had a lot of charm and hospitality.
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This came in last in a recent blind tasting of 4 2006 Zins. This is not even close to the first bottle of Sunce Zin I had. This was muddy and dark. May have been flawed. The mixed case of Sunce has not been consistent at all. Some I have liked but others have just been bad. Not sure why there is no consistency. Sad...
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12/7/2011 - Vines&Steins wrote: 84 Points
Copperish-rose in color. Nice fruit on the nose, but the palate was overpowered by the alcohol (15%)...tannins were silky, notes of plum, spice, earth. Easier drinking than many zins, but overall effect was flat. I probably should have not waited a year to open this wine. I will still visit Sunce next time I'm in the Russian River Valley, because their wines were very reasonably priced and their homey tasting room had a lot of charm and hospitality.
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4/24/2011 - BlackIce wrote: 78 Points
This came in last in a recent blind tasting of 4 2006 Zins. This is not even close to the first bottle of Sunce Zin I had. This was muddy and dark. May have been flawed. The mixed case of Sunce has not been consistent at all. Some I have liked but others have just been bad. Not sure why there is no consistency. Sad...
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4/15/2011 - rietpetiet wrote: 89 Points
Very nice, a bit pale and light but nice fruit, good smell and finish.
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2/27/2011 - StrandedinUtah wrote: 89 Points
Really enjoyed this. Big fruit, nice oak barrel, really made me grab the glass over and over. Not the fullest bodied zin, but enjoyable.
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1/27/2011 - jhkey wrote:
This wine is over the hill. I will use my other bottle for cooking. Would not be fair to rate it.
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