Popped and poured. On the nose, dark fruit and some oak. Tastewise, very nicely balanced, with just enough heat to make it a great accompinement to a rich pasta and eggplant par meal. Lots of bottle age was very good for this wine.
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Looks like the thrid times a charm with this wine! Popped and poured. Alcohol is well-integrated and no longer noticed. I pick up some of the same sour cherries but vegetal tones. I actually thought a bit of celery. Medium bodied.
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Second bottle of my three this time. This time I ran it through the Venturi and it removed the heat/alcohol bite and smoothed the wine. I can still detect a bit of alcohol but nothing like with the first bottle (No Venturi). I think the wine relaly benefits with this or at least some normal decanting. I detect no changes in the bouquet/flavor profile of this wine except to say that the fruit's soour notes are really showing through. This wine is certainly more in line with the Wellington standard than my last bottle.
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color: dark ruby nose: fresh strawberry,cherry with hints of licorice and some herbal notes that ocassionally leaned toward mushroomy. Soft, yet fresh and vibrant with good acidity. This is a well balanced and a good food wine - not your typical explosive/sweet zin. I also liked the interesting spice and herbal undercurrent. Solid.
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I love the Wellington Cabernet Sauvignon but this Zinfandel just doesn't measure up to the same standard. Fairly fruit-forward wine with lots of cherry and a faint bit of mint. I thought it to be a medium-bodied wine with a bit of tongue-burner action on the end of the palate. Not bad but not a great QPR. I will see what my 2 other bottles bring.
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An excellent wine, bringing back what I loved about some early zinfandels I've had and was worried were the exception after a couple of average offerings [Starfire, Amazin]. Definite cherry notes and what could possibly be light light currant though probably not. Definitely fruit forward, a bit acoholic but no overly. Like I said, excellent. Some time will probably smooth it out.
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Did a pop & pour with dinner...turkey meatloaf, mashed sweet poatoes, salad & steamed baby carrots. Strong sour cherry with hints of berry (blue?). A bit heavy on tannins at first, but settled & smoothed out quickly.
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The zin was quite good. Very alcoholic but cooled down a lot when served at the appropriate temp (aka putting the glass back in the fridge for a few.) The bottle came with something encrusted at the shoulder of the bottle, directly below the neck. Not sure what this is due to. The wine was best served within an hour or so; after that point, the flavors started to mellow to the point where I didn't enjoy it very much. Luckily, I had corked and refrigerated the bottle; the second night was very enjoyable (moreso than the first.) Might have benefited from decanting, but at that point I didn't have a decanter.
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10/25/2012 - oldsailor wrote: 89 Points
Popped and poured. On the nose, dark fruit and some oak. Tastewise, very nicely balanced, with just enough heat to make it a great accompinement to a rich pasta and eggplant par meal. Lots of bottle age was very good for this wine.
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8/2/2010 - albrigsr wrote: 88 Points
Looks like the thrid times a charm with this wine! Popped and poured. Alcohol is well-integrated and no longer noticed. I pick up some of the same sour cherries but vegetal tones. I actually thought a bit of celery. Medium bodied.
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3/5/2010 - albrigsr wrote: 87 Points
Second bottle of my three this time. This time I ran it through the Venturi and it removed the heat/alcohol bite and smoothed the wine. I can still detect a bit of alcohol but nothing like with the first bottle (No Venturi). I think the wine relaly benefits with this or at least some normal decanting. I detect no changes in the bouquet/flavor profile of this wine except to say that the fruit's soour notes are really showing through. This wine is certainly more in line with the Wellington standard than my last bottle.
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6/25/2009 - bmckenna wrote: 89 Points
very nice zin. hot but tasty, very racy style, fruity, a touch of prune, and very sexy.
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6/21/2009 - HitAnyKey wrote: 87 Points
Pop n pour with pizza. A deep dark plum with hints of black pepper & cherry. Love the wine and an easy drinker.
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6/3/2008 - sa66 wrote: 87 Points
color: dark ruby
nose: fresh strawberry,cherry with hints of licorice and some herbal notes that ocassionally leaned toward mushroomy.
Soft, yet fresh and vibrant with good acidity. This is a well balanced and a good food wine - not your typical explosive/sweet zin. I also liked the interesting spice and herbal undercurrent. Solid.
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5/4/2008 - messiahmoose wrote:
This wine was a pleasure to come back to and I'm sorry we don't have more.
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4/21/2008 - albrigsr wrote: 86 Points
I love the Wellington Cabernet Sauvignon but this Zinfandel just doesn't measure up to the same standard. Fairly fruit-forward wine with lots of cherry and a faint bit of mint. I thought it to be a medium-bodied wine with a bit of tongue-burner action on the end of the palate. Not bad but not a great QPR. I will see what my 2 other bottles bring.
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3/29/2008 - RPerro wrote: 82 Points
Spicy, heavy fruit, zin is just not my style...
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3/18/2008 - jwhite6114 wrote: 87 Points
Love the aroma on this wine! A little more sour fruit (not cherries, plums, maybe?) on the flavor, with an almost buttery finish. Very good.
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2/24/2008 - messiahmoose wrote:
An excellent wine, bringing back what I loved about some early zinfandels I've had and was worried were the exception after a couple of average offerings [Starfire, Amazin]. Definite cherry notes and what could possibly be light light currant though probably not. Definitely fruit forward, a bit acoholic but no overly. Like I said, excellent. Some time will probably smooth it out.
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2/24/2008 - luckyinla wrote: 85 Points
Did a pop & pour with dinner...turkey meatloaf, mashed sweet poatoes, salad & steamed baby carrots. Strong sour cherry with hints of berry (blue?). A bit heavy on tannins at first, but settled & smoothed out quickly.
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12/25/2007 - bmckenna wrote: 85 Points
The zin was quite good. Very alcoholic but cooled down a lot when served at the appropriate temp (aka putting the glass back in the fridge for a few.) The bottle came with something encrusted at the shoulder of the bottle, directly below the neck. Not sure what this is due to. The wine was best served within an hour or so; after that point, the flavors started to mellow to the point where I didn't enjoy it very much. Luckily, I had corked and refrigerated the bottle; the second night was very enjoyable (moreso than the first.) Might have benefited from decanting, but at that point I didn't have a decanter.
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12/14/2006 - jjclips2 wrote: flawed
Hans Krueger Selections Tasting (The Jug): The last of the Wellington lineup was corked.
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