Repeating my comments from Nov. '13, as they're still quite relevant: "Somewhat subdued, cedar-y nose. Fruity, but not in a particularly bomb-style way, just smooth and delicious." The cedar is somewhat less than before, but still there. Still a lovely wine.
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Slightly cloudy dark garnet. Dirty strawberry, spice, and oak nose. Medium bodied, cranberries, tart cherries, white pepper, lots of grainy tannins, tobacco, and a medium to long finish. I think the fruit is starting to evolve away, but there's still a lot of life yet.
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Last night I found this to be somewhat austere. Fruit was a bit muted and everything just seemed shut down. The only thing that was really shining was the acidity. After recorking and leaving it on the counter, it's a totally different story. I'm getting a lot of brambly red fruit and the acid is still there to form a nice backbone. It's a little too far on the ripe/extracted side to call this elegant, but it's still a nice wine. Finish is a bit clipped, but there's no heat whatsoever. In fact, one might say that it goes down a little too easy. I very much prefer this over the '05 and '06.
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Delicious. Fruity, but not overly jammy. Nice core of dark berry and spices. A little herbaceous as well. Drinking nicer than the 2005 and 2006 that I last tried, but has plenty of life left in it.
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No detailed notes. Taken to a winemakers BBQ, where it was at the bottom of the pack. Just too hot and heavy handed with the oak. I continue to be unimpressed with anything but cab from this producer.
Very good Wellington Zin. Dark fruits on the palate and in the aroma. Nice mild tannin back bone with lingering finish. Did not appreciably change over the course of the night. Would buy again.
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Slightly cloudy dark ruby. Dirty strawberry, nutmeg, oak, and Dr. Pepper nose. Medium to full bodied, cranberries, sharp red cherries, well integrated dusty tannins, pepper, fizzy acid, a bit of heat, and a medium to long finish. This took a lot airtime to get to its peak.
4/8/2016 - foobarski Likes this wine: 88 Points
Repeating my comments from Nov. '13, as they're still quite relevant:
"Somewhat subdued, cedar-y nose. Fruity, but not in a particularly bomb-style way, just smooth and delicious."
The cedar is somewhat less than before, but still there. Still a lovely wine.
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10/22/2014 - merryberry Likes this wine: 88 Points
Slightly cloudy dark garnet. Dirty strawberry, spice, and oak nose. Medium bodied, cranberries, tart cherries, white pepper, lots of grainy tannins, tobacco, and a medium to long finish. I think the fruit is starting to evolve away, but there's still a lot of life yet.
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7/10/2014 - klezman wrote:
Tasty and easy drinking right out of the gate. Opened you nicely as well. Nice bottle.
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5/24/2014 - Wicked Panda wrote: 87 Points
A good zin. Not overwhelming, and what I like. No stewed fruit
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11/4/2013 - foobarski Likes this wine: 88 Points
Somewhat subdued, cedar-y nose. Fruity, but not in a particularly bomb-style way, just smooth and delicious.
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9/20/2013 - chukon99 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Last night I found this to be somewhat austere. Fruit was a bit muted and everything just seemed shut down. The only thing that was really shining was the acidity. After recorking and leaving it on the counter, it's a totally different story. I'm getting a lot of brambly red fruit and the acid is still there to form a nice backbone. It's a little too far on the ripe/extracted side to call this elegant, but it's still a nice wine. Finish is a bit clipped, but there's no heat whatsoever. In fact, one might say that it goes down a little too easy. I very much prefer this over the '05 and '06.
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9/2/2013 - klezman wrote:
Delicious. Fruity, but not overly jammy. Nice core of dark berry and spices. A little herbaceous as well. Drinking nicer than the 2005 and 2006 that I last tried, but has plenty of life left in it.
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8/3/2013 - trifecta Does not like this wine:
No detailed notes. Taken to a winemakers BBQ, where it was at the bottom of the pack. Just too hot and heavy handed with the oak. I continue to be unimpressed with anything but cab from this producer.
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5/20/2013 - burrnini Likes this wine:
Very good Wellington Zin. Dark fruits on the palate and in the aroma. Nice mild tannin back bone with lingering finish. Did not appreciably change over the course of the night. Would buy again.
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11/22/2012 - scpotter Likes this wine: 89 Points
Vertical sample, no notes, but slightly preferred over 2005
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7/31/2012 - merryberry wrote: 88 Points
Slightly cloudy dark ruby. Dirty strawberry, nutmeg, oak, and Dr. Pepper nose. Medium to full bodied, cranberries, sharp red cherries, well integrated dusty tannins, pepper, fizzy acid, a bit of heat, and a medium to long finish. This took a lot airtime to get to its peak.
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