The most claret like Zin for me extant. Despite 10 years of age, the color is blood red. The nose fills with coffee, mocha, plum and dusty rose. A touch, and only a touch of rhubarb and Zin funk presents. The wine has great lift to it. Everything about it is soft, gentle and elegant. It’s a very layered wine. With 15.5% alc., you’d think something would show through with some heat, but no; everything about this wine is balanced and complete. With seared pork chops finished in the oven and then topped with a blackberry sauce. Recommended, but leaning toward Highly Recommended.
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2/6/2016 - timewithwine wrote:
The most claret like Zin for me extant. Despite 10 years of age, the color is blood red. The nose fills with coffee, mocha, plum and dusty rose. A touch, and only a touch of rhubarb and Zin funk presents. The wine has great lift to it. Everything about it is soft, gentle and elegant. It’s a very layered wine. With 15.5% alc., you’d think something would show through with some heat, but no; everything about this wine is balanced and complete. With seared pork chops finished in the oven and then topped with a blackberry sauce. Recommended, but leaning toward Highly Recommended.
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7/18/2015 - luddie wrote: 85 Points
In fact a lot more elegant than expected - but took over 2 hrs to open up and during that time displayed mostly tannins and considerable heat.
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3/6/2015 - td1836 wrote: 89 Points
Still a big wine and fairly tannic. Plum, graphite, blackberry.
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12/30/2014 - KellyAndRob wrote:
Still a big wine with lots of tannin, even after an hour of decanting.
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2/2/2014 - Sam Wright wrote: 86 Points
Good structure - some chunky tannins which meant that the wine went perfectly with dinner. Plummy, and nice enough, but a bit heavy for our tastes.
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