2018 Beekeeper Cellars Zinfandel Hidden Hillside Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  2/28/2024 - jdkrabbe Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Would probably have benefitted from another couple years laying down.
  
  Tasty stuff, became more and more straightforward to ID as zin aa it had breathed, last glass after 2hrs decant was the best.
  
  Critiscism is the alcohol was sharp esp on the nose

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  1/4/2024 - Gr8penut Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Better than I expected, but still some concern about the price.

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  11/2/2023 - Cab love wrote:

  WINE CLUB

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  10/30/2023 - camdawg Likes this wine: 94 Points

  It's a shame that 2018 might've been the last vintage of Beekeeper zins. This is fantastic, and it's hard to imagine a better expression of the varietal.
  
  It's heavy on the palate, but it's not "jammy" - meaning too heavy oak, or too much in the way of sweeter fruit tastes. It's more a textural sense. You'll probably need some serious food to go with it. Taste wise, it would be a good match for many salmon preparations. But the weight of the wine, and length of the finish, would be too much for a delicate dinner.
  
  That said, the fruit is dry and savory. Plenty of dark fruit here like blackberries. But it seamlessly works with your palate from first sip to finish.

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  5/27/2023 - matiasox@gmail.com Likes this wine: 90 Points

  herbal zin. Nose: blackberries, coffee, leather, dried herbs, candied cherries, wax, touch of smoke. Palate: blackberries, alcohol, oak spices, herbal hints, charred earth, raspberries and some acidity. Medium body, tart finish.

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