October 16, 2019 - Rich fruit and jam. Still bright and surprisingly drinkable.
January 5, 2018 - Deep fruit, nice body, low tannins, beautiful color.
May 25, 2016 - Delicious. Fruit softened with age but still very present. Balanced and full-bodied.
August 18, 2013 - Fruit bomb of a Zin. Still, very drinkable. You need something big and bold to stand up to this wine like BBQ, burgers, or a red sauce based pizza. Light food will get lost with this. It's full of ripe, muddled berries and vanilla. Eaten with 60% cocoa dark chocolate, I got a little earthiness not evident with the wine straight up.
July 28, 2013 - This wine is a huge wine for a $7 bottle....it comes in at 14.5% alcohol but you really never notice the ABV except for a bit of hotness on the back palate. I have had numerous bottles of various vintages of this wine and I can say universally that I believe most people drink it way to early. A couple years of cellar time really helps the wine be more in balance.
I popped the cork and poured a taste and was hit but a myriad of flavor that all hit at once; I decided to let the bottle stand for about 15 minutes and then pour everyone a glass but had them sit out for another 10+ before they were served. The time to breath was very beneficial to this wine...all the flavors began to open and separate into layers
Color a nice red-edged deep plum. Nose was mostly fruit basket and dry earth. The wine had lots of spice and layered fruit and a nice medium dry tannin finish. This dank exceptionally well with a spicy chicken enchilada; everyone else rated this the best of the thee Zins we had.
February 13, 2013 - A decent, cheap Zin. Strong unripe berries and vanilla creme. Tannins are a bit unbalanced, striking the palate in an odd way. It finishes strong and just a little hot, but overall, pretty decent for a $10 wine.
October 23, 2012 - Good, cheap red.
October 23, 2012 - Good, cheap red.
August 4, 2012 - Easy drinking fruity wine, ready to drink now, an hour of decanting improved the taste.
May 23, 2012 - Very fruity-forward, easy-drinking