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2012 Cline Cellars Zinfandel Ancient Vines

Zinfandel

  • USA
  • California
  • San Francisco Bay
  • Contra Costa County

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Community Tasting Note

  • Man in Black wrote:

    April 26, 2015 - The wine is clear and bright with a medium ruby colour.

    The nose is clean and developing, showing pronounced intensity aromas of black fruit (dark cherries, dark plums, blackberries) and oak (clove, cedar).

    The wine is off-dry in the mouth with a low acidity. It has medium(+) ripe supple tannins and a high warm alcohol. It has a full body and pronounced intensity flavours of black fruit (dark cherries, dark plums, blackberries) and oak (clove, cedar). The finish is long.

    It is a good quality wine. It has a lingering finish and very concentrated flavours in balance with the warm alcohol. On the othar hand the acidity is too low and the wine comes out rather flat, it could be more complex too.

    Can drink now, but it has enough tannic structure and fruit concentration to be kept for 1-2 years more, albeit I would not expect it to develop much more complexity.

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