Brilliant balance of bright fruit and velvet texture. It pops, yet is ohhhh so silky. Vivid color. A blend with cab and Merlot from Napa isn’t that exotic, but a Merlot led blend being the top showstopper cuvée is! Rare and beautiful. Blackberry preserves. Interesting that as clean, clear and bright it was, It threw a good deposit. Best in about 5yr. — 3 years ago
Tie with Markham — 4 years ago
Young, oaky, red fruits. Nice now — 8 months ago
Last vintage of the drought, and it really comes through in this wine. Not as extracted as you’d think but perfectly concentrated notes of dried cranberries, vanilla, anise, blackberry, and pencil shavings. Extravagant in the mouth with mature tannins, cocoa raspberry flavors. Love this vineyard. Rugged site produces such pretty wines. Went excellent with our wood fired pizza. — 4 years ago
Yes to this!! Stopped and said “mmmmm, that’s goooood!” — 2 years ago
Aromatic. Distinctive. Sage, bourbon-cherry. Coconut and banana (Kim must use a cooper who brings banana out because there’s a couple wines that have this characteristic) Markham Zin is a wine that actually needs a couple years to age. The 2015 is 👌🏼🌈. The 2016 is great now, might need a few more years to come into its own to be sneaky-super-special. — 3 years ago
Keith Willis
This wine is a very Jammy Bold profile for a Merlot. The cocoa and raspberry notes create a robust full bodied flavor with a rich velvety finish! — 2 months ago