This bottle of wine was probably past its prime. When first tasted, there was very nice Asian spice coating the fruit. With more air time, the spice went a little off kilter and tended to express some oxidation. Throughout the tasting it still showed quite well, overall. It was the 3rd place wine in the CA Zin tasting. Too bad Neyer still does not use this vineyard for making more of this Zin, as I would like to try one that is a little younger.
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5/14/2015 - up4wine wrote: 89 Points
This bottle of wine was probably past its prime. When first tasted, there was very nice Asian spice coating the fruit. With more air time, the spice went a little off kilter and tended to express some oxidation. Throughout the tasting it still showed quite well, overall. It was the 3rd place wine in the CA Zin tasting. Too bad Neyer still does not use this vineyard for making more of this Zin, as I would like to try one that is a little younger.
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9/30/2013 - pkatz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Terrific zin fruit without being over the top. Showing some oxidized notes. Not sure if thats intentional or just the bottle.
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8/29/2013 - up4wine wrote: 87 Points
I found this wine a bit overdone; maybe over extracted. In any case, it was a somewhat heavy for my taste in Zin.
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7/5/2012 - WineLover007 wrote: 92 Points
Lots and Lots of fruit with a terrific balance. Plum, for sure, and other dark, rich fruit that I can't name at all. Very, very good.
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5/30/2012 - kingboo wrote: 94 Points
At first a bit jammy, but after an hour of air time, the wine was firing on all cylinders.
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