Following this for ~five hours and it's been amazing from start to finish. Reminds me a lot a finer Carlisle in terms of delivering cellar-worthy zin at an Everyman price.
The fruit is still the star almost 10 years in; raspberry that's so light and delicious it's hard to describe, along with blackberry jam. Cinnamon, melted licorice, and bitter chocolate. Textbook RRV zin, but in a rare way that amplifies all the best attributes without coming off "big". Authentically briary even with the tannins mostly resolved; genius. One of the best zins I've ever had.
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This is a solid zin that has a steady smooth palate with a nice evolving nose. It develops a nice nice spicy blackberry pie nose in the bottle after a couple of hours. I wish that I bought more.
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Subtle for a big zin, flavors don't hit you up front but as you play they come out nicely. Reserved in a good way. Good concentration and finish, winemaker put some thought into this.
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11/12/2015 - tomherer Likes this wine: 94 Points
Following this for ~five hours and it's been amazing from start to finish. Reminds me a lot a finer Carlisle in terms of delivering cellar-worthy zin at an Everyman price.
The fruit is still the star almost 10 years in; raspberry that's so light and delicious it's hard to describe, along with blackberry jam. Cinnamon, melted licorice, and bitter chocolate. Textbook RRV zin, but in a rare way that amplifies all the best attributes without coming off "big". Authentically briary even with the tannins mostly resolved; genius. One of the best zins I've ever had.
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1/24/2014 - ksde wrote: 90 Points
This is a solid zin that has a steady smooth palate with a nice evolving nose. It develops a nice nice spicy blackberry pie nose in the bottle after a couple of hours. I wish that I bought more.
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5/19/2012 - kingboo wrote: 94 Points
I'm sailing away.....
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12/4/2011 - Kdog wrote: 91 Points
Subtle for a big zin, flavors don't hit you up front but as you play they come out nicely. Reserved in a good way. Good concentration and finish, winemaker put some thought into this.
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10/22/2011 - nogohawk wrote: 92 Points
Popped & poured - same notes as before
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