Tasting Notes 34 found

Very unusual and stunning wine. Lighter colored, almost like a pinot noir color. Tastes more like a fermented complex fruit juice. Prize winning reserve wine. Almost recioto-like. Light to medium sweetnes. Not as sweet as a more powerful dessert wine like a sauternes. Not ar all like a typical zinfandel. Very special. (119 views)

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ZAP (San Francisco, Ca.): lovely, rich stuff, $25 (424 views)

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Big, brawny, briary wine. Some bitterness. Reminds me slightly of a bitter stout beer rather than a wine. Ok.. if I'm in the mood for something like this...which I'm not right now. Could do with more fruit and less bitterness. Might be a 90 pts with the right meal match...something very big and gamey. (583 views)

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- Crimsom color. (562 views)

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Cork in perfect condition. The color’s a mix of red rose and black cherry. Smells of roasted figs, currant paste, a bit too roasted and some dried paint. On the palate, it’s faded though and struggling to show much. Still some coffee ground-like tannins but not much else. Some pencil lead and cherry pits. I let it sit and revisited it Wow, second day, a completely different wine. Silky, fresh acid with juicy currants and earth notes, some tobacco and fallen leaves. 70 the first day, 86 the second day. I’m blown away by the difference 24 has made, and glad I didn’t pour it out. (697 views)

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Yummy after all of these years! Cork intact. Lots of sediment. Delicious! (1049 views)

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Very nice blend of varietal leftovers... smooth, fruitforward with a measure of complexity in its light to medium body. Super $10 value (1265 views)

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A surprising find! After 11 years, still yummy! Some sediment, so straining is a necessity. (697 views)

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Decanted immediately prior to drinking. Cork disintegrated. Moderate red-garnet color with substantial wateriness at the rim. The color reminded me of a vintage port from 1977 or earlier. Very fresh and fruity on the nose with virtually no alcohol (bottle says 18.5%) and a distinctive equcalyptus component. Nicely balanced but ultimately lacking much complexity on the palate. There's very good acidity here but the tannin seems to be gone. Very good wine, and the eucalyptus is really quite nice. (718 views)

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very smooth cab. light fruit. (977 views)

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Super plum flavor (1057 views)

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Dark purple/opaque in glass, a nose of campground fires and blackberry fruit carries to the palate with saddle leather, spikey burnt oak and blueberry pie. Really oaked and spicy, fairly simple, this apparent field blend does the job it's intended to to at a great price point. Bring on the gooey BBQ ribs!
UPDATE: 2nd day open, everything fell into a much better balance; overoak & spikey bits fell off, turned into a huge fruit bomb, with zin/cab flavors dominating. Not more complex, just more balanced and much better; moved up on the scorecard, for sure. (1811 views)

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El Dorado Winery Association Tasting (Postrio Restaurant, San Francisco, California): Deep berry, black fruit nose; deep berry, black fruit palate; medium finish (1435 views)

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El Dorado Winery Association Tasting (Postrio Restaurant, San Francisco, California): Berry, black fruit nose; berry, black fruit palate with depth; medium finish (1574 views)

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El Dorado Winery Association Tasting (Postrio Restaurant, San Francisco, California): Tart berry nose; tart berry, plum palate; medium finish (1687 views)

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