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 10 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...