Wowzers! This is a big wine. Did a 30 minute decant then poured back in the bottle. Nice dense ruby color in the glass. A nose of huckleberry, briar, maybe some cedar, and barbeque spice. The palate was surprisingly dense for a zin, with loads of concentrated fruit that definitely did not come across as jammy. There was a bracing acidity that helped keep the flavors pumping through the delicious and complex finish. What a fantastic wine. Zin on steroids!!
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Very nice zin. Open and fleshy with ripe blackberry fruit jumping out on the palate. Nice spice, cocoa and fennel / eucalyptus notes rounding out the finish. Has an nice backbone to it that prevents it from coming across flabby. Really enjoyed this.
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5/8/2012 - caeleric wrote:
i used this for cooking. that's how highly i think of this swill.
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2/18/2011 - LSussman wrote: 88 Points
fruity but strangely austere. There is no sweetness to the fruit and the tannins are up front. Just OK.
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12/19/2009 - caeleric wrote: 93 Points
Wowzers! This is a big wine. Did a 30 minute decant then poured back in the bottle. Nice dense ruby color in the glass. A nose of huckleberry, briar, maybe some cedar, and barbeque spice. The palate was surprisingly dense for a zin, with loads of concentrated fruit that definitely did not come across as jammy. There was a bracing acidity that helped keep the flavors pumping through the delicious and complex finish. What a fantastic wine. Zin on steroids!!
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11/20/2009 - jnanz wrote: 90 Points
Very nice zin. Open and fleshy with ripe blackberry fruit jumping out on the palate. Nice spice, cocoa and fennel / eucalyptus notes rounding out the finish. Has an nice backbone to it that prevents it from coming across flabby. Really enjoyed this.
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9/6/2009 - bigdogflow wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for 1 hour. Dark berry, pepper and spice. Really nice wine!
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