Wow. Exceptional zin. Very expressive nose. Pours dark. Nice soft fruit. Could tell ot would have been too much in its youth but nice and silky now. High alcohol but you would not know. Super smooth. Great finish. Still years ahead.
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Purple color with some brown at the edge. Bouquet and flavor that was part prune and part raisin, with a bit of brambles. Good balance despite its very high alcohol. Not likely to get better.
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I have difficulty rating this, as it's not my preferred style of wine. It gushes with ripe, ripe, sweet fruit - more than a bit over the top. But when one considers the labor of love that goes into this wine whose vines grow on a 60% slope, still ploughed by Lee Martinelli himself, one has to pause and taste again. I drank a half bottle solo with a rack of slow-smoked BBQ ribs. What a match! I've been buying my allocation iof this wine for 21 years, and I'll continue to never leave a bottle unbought.
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Nice wine with lots of fruit...perhaps a little thin/astringent and not as rounded as one would hope. Certainly not terrible, but QPR? Fuggedaboutit. But what Zin is really worth this $$?
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Wait on this one if you own it. While it seems to have everything that it should, I was vaguely dissapointed by the overall package. Very sweet, almost raiseny notes need time to calm down.
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2/11/2021 - Winokdub wrote: 94 Points
Wow. Exceptional zin. Very expressive nose. Pours dark. Nice soft fruit. Could tell ot would have been too much in its youth but nice and silky now. High alcohol but you would not know. Super smooth. Great finish. Still years ahead.
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4/11/2016 - austinbeeman- austinbeeman.com Likes this wine: 91 Points
Finest Provenance Possible - Tasted at Winery
Luscious with an apricot and jalapeño compote. Smooth red berry jelly with the least perceptive heat between 97, 02, 03 ,07, & 14.
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8/11/2015 - tcosgriff Likes this wine: 90 Points
Purple color with some brown at the edge. Bouquet and flavor that was part prune and part raisin, with a bit of brambles. Good balance despite its very high alcohol. Not likely to get better.
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7/12/2015 - peterk Likes this wine: 92 Points
I have difficulty rating this, as it's not my preferred style of wine. It gushes with ripe, ripe, sweet fruit - more than a bit over the top. But when one considers the labor of love that goes into this wine whose vines grow on a 60% slope, still ploughed by Lee Martinelli himself, one has to pause and taste again. I drank a half bottle solo with a rack of slow-smoked BBQ ribs. What a match! I've been buying my allocation iof this wine for 21 years, and I'll continue to never leave a bottle unbought.
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8/10/2013 - Fishboy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great zin. Drinking well right now.
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12/4/2012 - Deb293 wrote: 89 Points
Nice wine with lots of fruit...perhaps a little thin/astringent and not as rounded as one would hope. Certainly not terrible, but QPR? Fuggedaboutit. But what Zin is really worth this $$?
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11/23/2012 - Scharin wrote: 84 Points
Nose of blueberry, straw, and licorice. Similar notes on the palate, with quite a bit of alcohol heat which detracted from the overall package.
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8/24/2010 - stocksandbondage wrote: 91 Points
Wait on this one if you own it. While it seems to have everything that it should, I was vaguely dissapointed by the overall package. Very sweet, almost raiseny notes need time to calm down.
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2/15/2010 - twoamps wrote: 90 Points
not the expected complex fruit bomb, but not bad. $120? I dont’ think so...
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