March 27, 2012 - Excellent. Lots of fruit. Well integrated. Not so much heat anymore.
January 8, 2012 - Felt the heat on this a little, but it wasn't over-obtrusive. Very spicy on the nose, bright and fruity on the palate. Sorry that this is my last bottle of this vintage. A very nice "modern" zin.
November 8, 2011 - This has gotten much more integrated and mellowed out. Still has nice big jammy fruits and bold black pepper & spice. Could still easily go a couple more years. Nice and yummy.
September 28, 2010 - Way too hot for my taste. Fruit was good, but even after lowering the serving temp and decanting, the alcohol never blew off to make this a truly enjoyable bottle of wine.
November 28, 2009 - Consistent with previous bottle. A bit hot on the back end but an enjoyable zin with nice dark fruit.
July 27, 2009 - Drank over two days. It opened up real well.
December 2, 2008 - Great nose, black pepper, some dark jammy fruits (not specific on pop'n'pour), mocha/cappuccino. Nice acidity on the palate, but feels thin at first compared to the nose; nor do the flavors carry over at the moment.
November 30, 2008 - Very tasty zin, lots of fruit and very well balanced.
November 8, 2008 - Waited a whole year before trying my first bottle and I am glad I did. Lots of jammy fruit on the nose. Smooth mouthfeel with no detectable heat. Nice, long finish. Not very complex but a good all around zin.
November 2, 2008 - Drank my 2nd bottle of 3 Halloween night. Last year, the wine really struggled because of the alcohol heat (much better the next day). Decanted this bottle for 2+. No formal tasting notes, other than the heat is gone and the fruit was "bigger" last year. I think that this is getting close to the drink now window.