November 5, 2014 - Excellent Zin!
July 12, 2013 - A great buy Zin, rich, berry med minus tannin, DARK FRUIT, fruit forward
August 25, 2012 - Fruity, spicy. This seems to be getting better over the years.
May 26, 2011 - Decent Zin...
February 10, 2011 - Paso Robles Tasting (AZ Wine Company): Black cherry, charred oak, and earth. Ripe finish.
November 1, 2010 - Oaky, decent fruit.
September 18, 2010 - Some spice, lots of jammy fruit.
July 5, 2010 - Not overly fruity like many lower priced Zins. Served with a nice spiced marinated pork loin chop, it was the perfect pair.
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March 27, 2010 - Tasted blind. Nose of candied red fruit, huge cinnamon spice, vanilla, over the top oak. Strawberry jolly rancher on the attack followed up by gigantic, cloying American oak, gobs of vanilla with a hugely sappy finish. While obviously Cali zin ex-post, I had trouble pinpointing this as it was so sweet and oaky. I'm a huge fan of Cali zin (almost 2 cs of Turley in the cellar), but I hated this- it's one of those wines that reminds me this is the same grape they use to make white zin. Cloying to the point of near undrinkability. 78.
February 18, 2010 - A big jammy wine with a great nose and a surprisingly smooth approach as it is young and intense. Prunes, blackberries and boisenberries are the primary fruits. It really settles down about one half hour after opening. It is a really nice example of central coast zin with just enough white pepper and herbs to satisfy the true zin believer. Big wine from start to finiish. Went really well with grilled chicken and herbs.