Cherry, raspberry, currant, blackberry and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins.
Cherry, raspberry, currant, blackberry and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins.
Oct 28th, 2023Black cherry, raspberry preserves, licorice, currant, mossy earth and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins.
Black cherry, raspberry preserves, licorice, currant, mossy earth and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins.
Aug 26th, 2022Raspberry preserves, cherry, dark chocolate, vanilla and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins.
Raspberry preserves, cherry, dark chocolate, vanilla and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins.
May 9th, 2020
Third and last bottle of the vintage. Definitely yum for an old school Cali Zin, but relatively sedate or refined versus trad Zinfandels. Needs two hours minimum decanting.
Third and last bottle of the vintage. Definitely yum for an old school Cali Zin, but relatively sedate or refined versus trad Zinfandels. Needs two hours minimum decanting.
Jan 26th, 2020
Vintage 2017
Jan 21st, 2020Purple-red, moderately to highly extracted pigment, very good clarity. Leather, mint-eucalyptus and red fruit (raspberry, strawberry, maybe blackberry) notes in nose, with a hint of butter and prune. Black currant and butterscotch flavors, some seed bitterness and chewy tongue coating tannins in finish. Mild skin astringency initially. Needs time for tannins to die down, but flavors are “good to go” on opening the bottle. Tart cherry and an almost-cranberry flavor emerge after 90 minutes. Yummier than I remember my previous tasting of this vintage.
Purple-red, moderately to highly extracted pigment, very good clarity. Leather, mint-eucalyptus and red fruit (raspberry, strawberry, maybe blackberry) notes in nose, with a hint of butter and prune. Black currant and butterscotch flavors, some seed bitterness and chewy tongue coating tannins in finish. Mild skin astringency initially. Needs time for tannins to die down, but flavors are “good to go” on opening the bottle. Tart cherry and an almost-cranberry flavor emerge after 90 minutes. Yummier than I remember my previous tasting of this vintage.
Apr 14th, 2019
Generous tasting Zin. Great finish. A Dry Creek Zin with polish.
Generous tasting Zin. Great finish. A Dry Creek Zin with polish.
Mar 3rd, 2019Vintage 2015 - Spicy smell, peppers, powerfull, good acidity, cherries, minerals. The alcohol bothered me a bit (14,9 procent) but it is good integrated in this wine. Nice #zinfandel.
Vintage 2015 - Spicy smell, peppers, powerfull, good acidity, cherries, minerals. The alcohol bothered me a bit (14,9 procent) but it is good integrated in this wine. Nice #zinfandel.
May 5th, 2018
A spicy and fairly typical Zen nose with no hints of being cooked. Sweet reddish to black fruit, very nice acid and spice. Slightly chewy. The fruit is tamed by hints of leather and earth.
A spicy and fairly typical Zen nose with no hints of being cooked. Sweet reddish to black fruit, very nice acid and spice. Slightly chewy. The fruit is tamed by hints of leather and earth.
3 people found it helpfulSep 16th, 2014Blackberry, cherry, raspberry, vanilla, plum, mossy earth and oak. Good structure and moderate tannins.
Blackberry, cherry, raspberry, vanilla, plum, mossy earth and oak. Good structure and moderate tannins.
1 person found it helpfulOct 12th, 2017
Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
