1987 Storybook Mountain Vineyards Zinfandel Estate Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (3) Median Score: 93 points

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  6/5/2020 - Gregory Dal Piaz wrote: 98 Points

  So well balanced, stunning stuff, long, deep, rich but not fleshy in any way. Subtle on the nose, gaining pink spiciness, red berries, tobacco, a hint of bramble, a suggestion of blackberry. Slight chew from the tannins, perfectly balanced and integrate acidity, a long, sinewy, layered wine., This has amazing freshness for a 32 year old Zinfandel. It's elegant in a strict, old world kind of way. Like some sort of authoritarian dressed in lace. The finish just goes on and on, gaining nuance with each passing moment. The nose gains some old cedar chest, caramelized cigar box, the palate turns redder while the finish gains plummy and candied black cherry notes. One of the greatest Zins ever? Two hours later the nose is deeper and more complex, taking on some of the character of great old Bordeaux, with more prominent cedar and earthy notes layered over fruit that has taken on a more complex, wild berry - currant character with a simply stunning cigar wrapper tobacco note that is both complex and fresh. It remains fresh and energetic in the mouth, not tiring at all, in fact slowly becoming brighter with air succulent, retaining phenomenal length with great detail on the finish.
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  The dregs of the bottle, simply left out on the counter of night, without even a cork to protect it, shows terrific mineral notes, iron rich steely, flinty, and yet still fresh without any significant oxidation. Wow, it’s still terrific, bright, juicy, full of red berry fruit, soil tones, slightly jammy red currant fruit, fine grained, firm tannins, a little shorter than yesterday but still so delicious. Rich, youthful, detailed, and retaining a blend go elegance and strictness.
  
  Originally published with video at: https://www.simplybetterwines.com/gdpandthepig/1987-storybook-mountain-vineyards-zinfandel-estate-reserve-135

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  7/1/2004 - buckeye76 wrote: 93 Points

  DEEP FRUIT IN THE NOSE, BLACK CHERRIES, RASPBERRIES, CHOCOLATE, AND A TOUCH OF SPICE. FLAVOR LIKE THE NOSE WITH BLACK CHERRIES AND RASPBERRIES. LONG FINISH. STILL HOLDING IT'S OWN.

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  9/22/1990 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 80 Points

  Weekly tasting at Primas. Has the usual fruity zinfandel nose with lots of wood, subdued, big body of fruit with mostly soft tannins in the mouth that suggests 3-5 years of age are needed to develop its potential, maybe into a pleasant surprise, long but neutral finish of typical zinfandel fruit and flavors. Retail $10.48 and My #6.

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