Sturdy Napa Zinfandel nearing the end of life, at or just past peak !! Amazingly perfect cork, easily removed after over a dozen years in the bottle. Dark purple color with minor oxidation, clarity very good despite being unfined and unfiltered. Consumed over two days. Aromas of blackberry and sweet plum with flavors of Marion berry, dried plums, bramble berries, mission fig, and black currant with a medium finish. This Zinfandel has survived a dozen years, but should be consumed soon. I have two more bottles of this vintage remaining in my cellar and will taste again soon to validate this tasting note.
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Backend of life. Still hot with alcohol and spicy like a zin should be. Jammyness that would have been there two years ago was mostly gone. Off putting smell when opened lasted less than 15 minutes. Consume with something plain and drink in big mouthfuls.
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1/9/2024 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 90 Points
Sturdy Napa Zinfandel nearing the end of life, at or just past peak !!
Amazingly perfect cork, easily removed after over a dozen years in the bottle. Dark purple color with minor oxidation, clarity very good despite being unfined and unfiltered. Consumed over two days. Aromas of blackberry and sweet plum with flavors of Marion berry, dried plums, bramble berries, mission fig, and black currant with a medium finish. This Zinfandel has survived a dozen years, but should be consumed soon. I have two more bottles of this vintage remaining in my cellar and will taste again soon to validate this tasting note.
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3/20/2021 - fmginc Likes this wine: 90 Points
deep rich color and a burst of wonderful fruit
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11/11/2015 - Inlytes wrote: 88 Points
Backend of life. Still hot with alcohol and spicy like a zin should be. Jammyness that would have been there two years ago was mostly gone. Off putting smell when opened lasted less than 15 minutes. Consume with something plain and drink in big mouthfuls.
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6/17/2015 - joseph120 wrote:
Have had T-vine Zin before and enjoyed it. This one was not great - definitely too much of a hot/alcohol finish. Perhaps it was cellared too long?
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2/26/2015 - VAD wrote: 90 Points
A nice Zin, but more mild than some of their others. Not an overally jammy zin, Nice finish and very smooth.
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