Pretty smooth and plush, this wine’s got a soft, velvety texture that frames layers of black cherry, plum, blackberry, chocolate, herb and spice flavors. Lush and fairly long on the finish.
— J.M.
(11/1/2003)
This is Michael David’s flagship Zin, a mighty production that’s popular and well-priced at $16. Full of big, ripe flavors of bacon, black fruit and toasty oak, it’s plummy, juicy, full-octane-flavored, peppery, all you want in a Zin of this style.
— V.B.
(12/1/2011)
This bottling is classic in its ample, smoky marshmallow, campfire and jam sandwich flavors. The palate is laced with notes of red licorice and vanilla.
— V.B.
(3/1/2013)
Yes, there are notes of sweet plum and pepper, but otherwise the wine is soft, with wafts of bacon and meat, the smooth tannins a tad dull.
— V.B.
(10/1/2011)
Hot and unbalanced in fruit, with flavors that span the gamut from raisins to mint, this Zin is bone dry. It’s a rustic wine, with some rugged tannins and a coarse finish.
— S.H.
(10/1/2006)
This wine took a bad stumble last year and hasn’t recovered. The ‘05, despite the cooler vintage, has a hot, cooked taste, yet somehow manages to be vegetal at the same time.
— S.H.
(4/1/2007)