Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
A local producers wine we bought at a tasting we literally ran into quite awhile ago. I forgot about it. Left it in improper storage and thought about just chucking it. Then, I said, ah try it. Surprisingly still good. Might help it really doesn’t get very hot here often. As well, it had a screw top. If anyone doesn’t think screw top wines don’t age more slowly, this wine is here to say you’re incorrect in that thinking. In fact, this 09 still has 3-5 years of life in it despite its unconventional storage.
It’s dark, ripe, lush & juicy fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, black cherries, both plums, some raspberries & hints of blueberries. Tree sap with bark, dark, sweet tarriness, cinnamon stick, dark spices with some heat, clove nutmeg, vanilla, forest floor, volcanics, limestone, dry crushed rocks, dry tobacco, anise, mint, herbal notes, dark, red and purple florals. Acidity is pleasant. The finish is steady, nicely balanced fruit & earth and falls into minerals & spice as it sets.
For a Pinot, it is showing a pronounced amount of tannins and showed tannin sludge in the neck while decanting.
@Delectable this is from Corralitos in the Southern Santa Cruz Mountains not the Santa Rita Hills.
A local producers wine we bought at a tasting we literally ran into quite awhile ago. I forgot about it. Left it in improper storage and thought about just chucking it. Then, I said, ah try it. Surprisingly still good. Might help it really doesn’t get very hot here often. As well, it had a screw top. If anyone doesn’t think screw top wines don’t age more slowly, this wine is here to say you’re incorrect in that thinking. In fact, this 09 still has 3-5 years of life in it despite its unconventional storage.
It’s dark, ripe, lush & juicy fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, black cherries, both plums, some raspberries & hints of blueberries. Tree sap with bark, dark, sweet tarriness, cinnamon stick, dark spices with some heat, clove nutmeg, vanilla, forest floor, volcanics, limestone, dry crushed rocks, dry tobacco, anise, mint, herbal notes, dark, red and purple florals. Acidity is pleasant. The finish is steady, nicely balanced fruit & earth and falls into minerals & spice as it sets.
For a Pinot, it is showing a pronounced amount of tannins and showed tannin sludge in the neck while decanting.
@Delectable this is from Corralitos in the Southern Santa Cruz Mountains not the Santa Rita Hills.
Nicely aged, claret style zin. Despite high alcohol is balanced with good acidity
Nicely aged, claret style zin. Despite high alcohol is balanced with good acidity
May 16th, 2013
