Deep color. Notes of plum, raspberry, boysenberry and vanillla. On the full side of medium-bodied with raspberry, dark fruit, spice and pepper flavors. Tannins are mostly resolved and this made for a nice companion to barbequed pork ribs.
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Took to a party. Still pretty terrific, but it seems to be slightly past its peak. Spicy dark fruit, with good complexity and viscosity. Very polished for a zin.
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Opened Saturday nite at a dinner party. However, after four of us went thru a 16.5% Turley and a 16%+ Martinelli, we were in no mood to tackle another Zin (actually, we were in no mood to do anything but nod off). I corked it, put it in the fridge, and reopened the following night, at which time it didn't seem as flat out wonderful as another bottle I'd had six months ago. Nevertheless, it was still pretty tasty. A lot of blackberries, spices, bramble, and pepper. Good body and very good finish. Still a winner and still a very good bargain.
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Even better than previous bottle five months ago. Very dark, with blackberries and spices on both the nose and palate. Has become even more spicy, brambly, and complex. Fairly viscous. Clearly better than the 04 Carlisle (Carlisle) and 05 Seghesio (Rockpile) that it was served alongside of.
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11/15/2013 - AllRed wrote: 88 Points
Deep color. Notes of plum, raspberry, boysenberry and vanillla. On the full side of medium-bodied with raspberry, dark fruit, spice and pepper flavors. Tannins are mostly resolved and this made for a nice companion to barbequed pork ribs.
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1/27/2013 - clutj wrote: 91 Points
Still very good
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2/11/2012 - Night Train wrote: 90 Points
Took to a party. Still pretty terrific, but it seems to be slightly past its peak. Spicy dark fruit, with good complexity and viscosity. Very polished for a zin.
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11/13/2011 - Night Train wrote: 91 Points
Opened Saturday nite at a dinner party. However, after four of us went thru a 16.5% Turley and a 16%+ Martinelli, we were in no mood to tackle another Zin (actually, we were in no mood to do anything but nod off). I corked it, put it in the fridge, and reopened the following night, at which time it didn't seem as flat out wonderful as another bottle I'd had six months ago. Nevertheless, it was still pretty tasty. A lot of blackberries, spices, bramble, and pepper. Good body and very good finish. Still a winner and still a very good bargain.
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5/14/2011 - Night Train wrote: 92 Points
Even better than previous bottle five months ago. Very dark, with blackberries and spices on both the nose and palate. Has become even more spicy, brambly, and complex. Fairly viscous. Clearly better than the 04 Carlisle (Carlisle) and 05 Seghesio (Rockpile) that it was served alongside of.
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