Community Tasting Notes 29

• spyder47 wrote: 80 points

  July 25, 2013 - Nice garnet color with brown edges. Good legs on the glass. Big aromas of plums and cherry. I smell some alcohol, but it's in the background. The flavors are fairly tart with a touch of heat. I expected more from an old vine Zin. This one is sort of watered down.

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• owr Does not like this wine: 70 points

  April 19, 2013 - Tonight I thought I would BBQ up some ribs for dinner - so obviously it's time for Zinfandel. I found an old bottle of Renwood 2003 Old Vines that I thought might just do the trick. The ribs are in the oven ... wind gusts are hitting 70km an hour so BBQing is out of the question ... and I poured myself a glass of this wine. First thing that happened was the cork broke ... easy fix, and I was able to push the cork through. Next step was to pour the wine into a nice big glass - mission accomplished. Now smell. Holy crow, all I can smell is alcohol here, I look at the bottle, 15 whopping percent ... I knew that Zins were big (in fact I like that aspect of them) but this one just smells big ... taste is a little on the cherry-plum side of things but that big rocking alcohol is just reaching through the very middle of the wine and taking over. I have to admit it has been a long time since I have had a Zin where I did not find at least one thing to like about it ... this is just too much alcohol with nothing else to back it up.

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• meinkep wrote: 90 points

  May 6, 2012 - This last bottle benefited from having sat for another 2 years since I opened the last one. Color was slightly reddish brown. It was pleasantly smooth on the palate, with a mild earthy aroma and a soft, dry finish. I remember earlier bottles as being somewhat fruit forward - that is completely absent here. Wish I had more!

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• MtStPipier wrote: 85 points

  October 28, 2010 - Strong although somewhat bland. Leafy overtones

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• Steve Jones wrote: 88 points

  September 5, 2009 - Date is approximate. Beautiful and aging well. Deep rapsberry flavors. Lots of pepper and spice.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Renwood
• Varietal Zinfandel
• Designation Old Vine Zinfandel
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sierra Foothills
• Appellation Amador County
• UPC Codes 087969339310, 087969339716

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• In Cellars 55 (22%)
• Consumed 194 (78%)

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