1999 A. Rafanelli Zinfandel

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  12/28/2020 - Randman0 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Kept it a little to long but the color is still great. Soft tannins now, a little cocoa and cola on the palette. Medium long finish for drinking it this late. Very nice.

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  12/23/2018 - brigcampbell wrote:

  Blind - Heitz Martha's Cab. Sorry.
  
  What an exceptional experience. Impressive. The nose and palate had a spearmint and eucalyptus thing which had me down the path of an old Martha's, maybe that was just wishful thinking. This stumped everyone. There's sage, rich fruit, and Chambord. Bingo.

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  12/19/2018 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  1999s poured blind, with a few unplanned extras (The Winery Restaurant in Newport Beach, CA (The OC)): This stumped the table within the blind format. All kinds of guesses being lobbed around from the guys. There is some ripe tones, so a few said ripe, older Cab. Clove, 5-spice, some aged/cedary aromas with a solid core of fruit and depth with a length of finish that impressed me. Yes, this is a fruit-forward wine but it's not losing its punch or power at nearly 20 years old.

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  10/27/2018 - Night Train Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Pleasant surprise. Obviously well past its prime, but still drinkable and still somewhat enjoyable. Needless to say, it's time to drink up.

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  10/25/2016 - MaxRad Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Happy surprise - still drinking great right from the cork pull on. Decent nose, more closed for a few minutes, then easy rolling to the end.

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