Funky cinnamon-plums, baked apples, carrot cake and blackberries. Wild strawberries, sloe berries, sweet, black pepper, blueberry muffin and pencil tip scents. Lean and meaty black currant, sour cherry and blackberry with grape leaves, black plum reduction and fig. Satisfying and multi-textured! #zinfandel #CarolShelton #Mendocino #Healdsburg #oldvine
Funky cinnamon-plums, baked apples, carrot cake and blackberries. Wild strawberries, sloe berries, sweet, black pepper, blueberry muffin and pencil tip scents. Lean and meaty black currant, sour cherry and blackberry with grape leaves, black plum reduction and fig. Satisfying and multi-textured! #zinfandel #CarolShelton #Mendocino #Healdsburg #oldvine
Jan 25th, 2019
From the organic Cox vineyard in Mendocino, North of Ukiah. 65 years old vines. Amazingly elegant Zin, juicy but not jammy. Ripe cherries, subtle spices and fresh acidity without the residual sugar that makes so many Zins unattractive. Delicious and terrific value.
From the organic Cox vineyard in Mendocino, North of Ukiah. 65 years old vines. Amazingly elegant Zin, juicy but not jammy. Ripe cherries, subtle spices and fresh acidity without the residual sugar that makes so many Zins unattractive. Delicious and terrific value.
Aug 24th, 2017
Tasty old vine zin. Floral and sugary up front with a cotton candy burst. Good tannin burst int the middle with coco and cinnamon . Very nice for $13
Tasty old vine zin. Floral and sugary up front with a cotton candy burst. Good tannin burst int the middle with coco and cinnamon . Very nice for $13
1 person found it helpfulMar 29th, 2014
Great balance and fruit. Good acidity. Lovely food wine
Great balance and fruit. Good acidity. Lovely food wine
Jun 7th, 2017
Too big and too sweet for me. Lots of oak, vanilla, and spice.
Too big and too sweet for me. Lots of oak, vanilla, and spice.
May 20th, 2016
Mason Balistreri 
Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits
8.6
I started off not really loving/hating it, but by the end, it tasted like strawberry pie filling and I changed my mind into not hating it, or loving it.
I started off not really loving/hating it, but by the end, it tasted like strawberry pie filling and I changed my mind into not hating it, or loving it.
May 5th, 2015
Kinda green for a zin, lots of fruit, pepper, pretty awesome for the price point
Kinda green for a zin, lots of fruit, pepper, pretty awesome for the price point
Mar 13th, 2014
Like this, pretty good for a Zin
Like this, pretty good for a Zin
May 31st, 2024
2020 vintage in 2024. Fit very well with a smoked chicken.
2020 vintage in 2024. Fit very well with a smoked chicken.
May 3rd, 2024
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
