2001 Martinelli Zinfandel Jackass Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (30) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  1/7/2019 - ScottPreston wrote: 94 Points

  Drinking perfectly. Needed about 30 minutes. About as perfect as Zin gets.

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  9/5/2018 - myofin Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Opened a bottle and waited two hours. Perfumed, fragrant nose of smoky cherry and baking spice. The palate is mid-to-full weight with delicious sour cherry and nutmeg. The finish is peppery and very long, but there is a bit of heat.
  Decanted half the bottle overnight. The nose broadened and became fuller. The palate added a touch of lead pencil. The heat was greatly reduced, and the finish was still long and spicy.
  Very enjoyable, and I will consume the remaining bottles soon.

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  8/22/2018 - peterk Likes this wine:

  Based on prior experience, I popped and tasted, then slow ox’d this in the bottle for 24 hours. What a difference after 24 hours. Beautifully integrated, luscious, lovely wine. My last bottle. Lesson - don’t give up on old zins

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  2/25/2017 - peterk wrote: 93 Points

  Found a couple of bottles at the back of the cellar. Having had some experiencewith older Jackass Zin's, I decanted and left it inn the cellar for 24 hours. Good move. Well integrated, flamboyant wine with beautifully sweet fruit - just lovely. I drank this alongside barbecued baby back ribs - a perfect match. Definitely some life left in this wine.

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  8/30/2015 - veniceslug1 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  still drinking well. complex. not hot. black fruit and some age notes. beautifully balanced.

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