The Railyard Vineyard Zinfandel

Fruity upon first opening. I would agree that this bottle needs 1 hour + to really let loose. It does develop into a nice toasty, spice box with a medium tannic finish. Will drink again.

08/18/21
Straight away there was current, black berry and and earth. Dry and pepper on the nose.

cherry, brown sugar/nutmeg? well balanced tannins & acidity, bubble gum finish. Simpler but drinkable.

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Strong peppery start that slides into a medicinal flavor. Hopefully this was just a bad bottle. I've had much better $10-12 bottles of Zinfandel.

Solid effort. Excellent value. Decant for 35 minutes and enjoy

Meh, pretty good. Considering the time it needs to decant, it doesn't seem worth the effort.

Starts off surprisingly soft and meek but really opens up after a couple of hours to reveal a backbone + dark fruit. Balanced, not hot or flabby.

Fantastic right after opening! Very smooth, easy to drink wine. 2012

Jim had this 11 years ago