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Monday, May 29, 2023 - Spicy Carignane on top of rich zinfandel black fruit on the nose. Fruit-driven but not without a streak of ferrous iron and a faint "perfume" of vanilla America oak.

Ripe black fruit on palate entry that is quickly subsumed by semi-tart, spicy, grippy Carignane. Then both exist in harmony, the more austere Carignane bringing discipline to the hedonistic Zinfandel. Sucking in air brings an explosion of vanilla oak. There is a ferrous, almost "beefy" note on the mid-tongue underneath the fruit.

Constricting, mouth-coating tannin and racy acidity. Both attributes are quite severe at the moment: there is no definition to the consuming tannin yet and the high acidity elicits almost enough saliva to be uncomfortable.

Well-balanced. Finishes on American oak and Zinfandel fruit. Primary and clearly with gas in the tank to develop. Wonderful.

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