15.1% alcohol. Really tasty, fruit bomb of a Zin. Briary nose of black fruit. Ripe in the mouth, with jammy black fruit, just enough acidity, and a strong finish. Took on a touch of port-like notes on the nose as it stayed open. Short-term consumption but delightful for it. B+/A-
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Nice red-purple "Zin" colored wine. Red fruits abundant on the nose; brambly fruit, cherries, spice/pepper on the palate; decent acidity, fine tannins, medium finish - this was a "light on it's feet" easy drinking Zin. Held up well over 3 nights - overall a pleasant bottle.
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I really dug this wine a lot. In fact, I liked it more than the 2007 Novy Papera which we drank right next to it (and I wonder, gulp, of how much Papera fruit went into the RRV bottling!!!???!!). Juicy and lively with lots of zin-like fruit---raspberry, strwaberry and a good underpinning of flavor. For the zin fan, this is a real nice showing.
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11/30/2012 - mdmcgonigal wrote: 90 Points
Spicy blackberry nose and flavors. Very nice for the age and price!
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7/18/2010 - River Rat wrote: 89 Points
This one was a fruit explosion. Rich, yummy, fruity... Went well with the blackberry port reduction on our duck. Real well for that matter.
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2/13/2010 - gutt22 wrote:
15.1% alcohol. Jammy black fruit. Soft, plush wine with great mouth feel. A perfect wine to drink with cold-weather foods. A-
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1/1/2010 - gutt22 wrote:
15.1% alcohol. So juicy and brambly, with great fruit and spice. Very pleasant to drink. Tremendous value. A-
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11/26/2009 - gutt22 wrote:
15.1% alcohol. Really tasty, fruit bomb of a Zin. Briary nose of black fruit. Ripe in the mouth, with jammy black fruit, just enough acidity, and a strong finish. Took on a touch of port-like notes on the nose as it stayed open. Short-term consumption but delightful for it. B+/A-
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7/16/2009 - green-steve wrote: 87 Points
Nice red-purple "Zin" colored wine. Red fruits abundant on the nose; brambly fruit, cherries, spice/pepper on the palate; decent acidity, fine tannins, medium finish - this was a "light on it's feet" easy drinking Zin. Held up well over 3 nights - overall a pleasant bottle.
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6/10/2009 - joraesque wrote: 85 Points
Sweet & raisiny.
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4/27/2009 - Frank Murray III wrote:
I really dug this wine a lot. In fact, I liked it more than the 2007 Novy Papera which we drank right next to it (and I wonder, gulp, of how much Papera fruit went into the RRV bottling!!!???!!). Juicy and lively with lots of zin-like fruit---raspberry, strwaberry and a good underpinning of flavor. For the zin fan, this is a real nice showing.
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4/25/2009 - VinoPKM wrote: 88 Points
Zins of Spring (Wine Exchange- Orange, CA): Nose was very peppery and fruit. This was a good wine- very easy drinking.
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