Lightish color. Smooth, fairly light body for a zin, spicy. Light tannin, medium acid. Red fruit, with some plum. Fruit forward - good quaffer. Light alcohol? Good QPR @ $16
Fairly light color. Lit cigarette nose. Whoa, weird! The texture is very interesting - it might just be the lively acidity, but it seems like there's a light effervescence dancing on my tongue. Light tannin, lots of acid. Some earthy barnyard and chocolate. Reminds me a little of a merlot. Bright red fruit, juicy. Bought a bottle to see if it's still the same way later. Good QPR @ $17
Medium red color. Red raspberry nose. Round, chocolate. Light sweetness. Tingly acid, light tannins. Blueberry. Big and extracted - raisiny and too heavy. $15
Odd toasty biscuit nose, with lots of chocolate and brandy. Buttery, oaky. Over the hill? A little fruit left. All body, no tannin, light acidity. Cream. Raisiny and medicinal. $21
2004 Lions Peak Viognier California 88 Points
USA, California
Nice body, round. Good acidity to balance the plump body. Oak, but in moderation. Pineapple. Simple, pleasing quaffer.
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2006 McNab Ridge Zinfandel ZinZilla 89 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County
Lightish color. Smooth, fairly light body for a zin, spicy. Light tannin, medium acid. Red fruit, with some plum. Fruit forward - good quaffer. Light alcohol? Good QPR @ $16
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2005 Big House Wine Company Zinfandel Cardinal Zin Beastly Old Vines 91 Points
USA, California
Fairly light color. Lit cigarette nose. Whoa, weird! The texture is very interesting - it might just be the lively acidity, but it seems like there's a light effervescence dancing on my tongue. Light tannin, lots of acid. Some earthy barnyard and chocolate. Reminds me a little of a merlot. Bright red fruit, juicy. Bought a bottle to see if it's still the same way later. Good QPR @ $17
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2006 The Other Guys Zinfandel Plungerhead Lodi 86 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
Medium red color. Red raspberry nose. Round, chocolate. Light sweetness. Tingly acid, light tannins. Blueberry. Big and extracted - raisiny and too heavy. $15
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2004 Borra Old Vine Zinfandel 84 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Clements Hills
Odd toasty biscuit nose, with lots of chocolate and brandy. Buttery, oaky. Over the hill? A little fruit left. All body, no tannin, light acidity. Cream. Raisiny and medicinal. $21
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2002 Tres Sabores Zinfandel Karen Culler Williams Ranch 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Dark red. Nose has White-Out notes, with pencil lead. Over the hill. Graphite and leather, no fruit. Medium body, tannins and acidity. $34
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2002 Tres Sabores Zinfandel Ashley Heisey Williams Ranch 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Perfect age. Delicious - great acidic backbone, not overdone, elegant. Blueberry, ripe black cherry, light chocolate port. $34
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2002 La Rocca Vineyards Zinfandel Late Harvest Lush Zinfandel 71 Points
USA, California, Sierra Foothills
Cloudy sludge brown. Bizarre green notes on the nose. Raisin, sweet, rubber. Not pleasant.
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