February 22, 2024 - Buy again
January 8, 2023 - Brick red, nearly opaque and slow, lanky legs. Required some air to blow off the bittersweet, burnt bramble, but once this clears its a pretty typical zin. Lots and lots of fruit, even now, in 2023. Nose is Blackberry, plum and eucalyptus.
The palate is blackberries, cooked strawberries, fig, cocoa, cola and a little baking spice in the back. The high alcohol is not evident here. Easy acidity, very smooth, lacking balance. Hubby loved it. I'll go find a good cab.
February 3, 2021 - Some blackberry on nose. Kind of jammy and sweet. Needs more tannins and acidity for balance. Good body and full mouthfeel just not balanced.
August 19, 2020 - Solid value, good dark fruits, spices, and vanilla-mocha finish so varietally on point as others note...very soft textured at this stage and high ABV is held in check, which was kind of surprising, ready to drink now for sure.
June 27, 2020 - Big and bold, with some finesse, if that is possible with a 15.3% Alc. Zin. The whole family enjoyed.
June 10, 2020 - Very good Zin with good spice and structure. Could be drank now or in the next year.
June 4, 2020 - perfect
June 4, 2020 - bold and powerful
May 14, 2020 - Rush of dark black fruit with hints of vanilla. Full bodied. Big alcohol, but it hid it well. Smooth finish
November 3, 2019 - Jammy Zin with a nice spiciness. Dark fruit, blueberry, vanilla, pepper, baking spice.