Mendocino Zinfandel

Purple, inky, dense. Eucalyptus and blackberry in nose. Blackberry and cherry in mouth, slightly tart in initial pour. Mild lactic aftertaste. Not a classic Zin style but a fine Cali Zin regardless.

Old Vine Cuvée. Medium purple in color. Initially barnyard funk, herbal-basil and blackberry notes in nose. Cherry-berry, plum, prune and wood flavors in mouth, moderate skin astringency, raspberry-blueberry water in aftertaste. Fairly tannic (faint black licorice flavor here) but bitterness is largely absent at first. 14.9% alcohol but doesn't taste hot. With time, a slight buttery note in nose. Nice fruit-forward Zin, cool climate, restrained even. Just a tad too much wood for me

Stephen had this 9 years ago

Bretty nose blows off giving way to some florals but the palate is cherry cola spikes with black pepper and a little bit of black tea. Sadly, not my cup of tea.

Carmel dipped celery nose. Raspberry attack. Creamy mid palate, if a bit tart. Firm tannin but with gentle release.

2010 in 2016 dark black fruit, rustic euro licorice, menthol, cold climate , clean and well made

Tend to like to let my Navarro Zin's mellow a number of years (opened '04 recently) to better match my palate. That said, this was nice. Spiced without being jammy but at this point more weight from fruit than I like. Strictly a personal preference.

Lunch with the family part 3

Very spicy, not super ripe Zin. Interesting

I've had many Navarro Zins. This is my favorite. In a really nice place right now. Wish I had another bottle lying around...