Community Tasting Note

NoahCap wrote:

Monday, July 11, 2022 - What a fascinating wine, and one that’s not your typical overblown Zinfandel fruit bomb. Not at all. This is what Zinfandel would taste like if it were grown in , and made in the traditional style of, Bordeaux.

Very youthful appearing; completely translucent with a watery rim. The nose is complex and evolves rapidly. At first, there was a bit of VA, high end aged balsamic vinegar, then opened up into sour cherry, red plum, spearmint, and for a time, a pronounced clove spiciness that I was sad to see dissipate.

In the mouth, medium acidity, and as many other CellarTracker commenters have noticed, quite high tannins; MKS83 describes the dense tannins as high thread count cotton sheets, and I love this analogy. Red fruits, pepper, soil, long finish of fresh plums. Beautiful. The tannin structure makes me think that this could age beautifully. It’s gone 8 yrs and still is a baby, I’d love to try this at 10, 20, and 30 yrs of age.

This is a great wine that reminds me of two things: 1- Zinfandel is as noble a grape as any. It is pegged as a grape that makes early drinking, inky dark, fruity wines that pair well with BBQ. Some Zins are like that, but this is a different beast altogether. That character speaks more to winemaking style than anything. 2- I’ve got to drink more Zinfandel.

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