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92
points

Haywood 1996 Los Chamizal Estate Rocky Terr Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

  1. $23
From a favored corner of the vineyard. Darker and slightly more concentrated than the estate wine. Bursting with blueberry, chocolate, and spice aromas and flavors. Great texture, softly tannic, fine and chewy.  — S.H.  (11/1/1999)
91
points

Haywood 1996 Los Chamizal Estate Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

  1. $16
This is Zin! Opens with a huge burst of bright berry fruit and spices. Powerful and intense, it tastes rich and complex, with very extracted fruit and fancy tannins. Great mouthfeel, really delicious.  — S.H.  (11/1/1999)
88
points

Haywood 1998 Los Chamizal Vineyard Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

  1. $20
Deep briary, wild-berry and pepper aromas. In the mouth, it’s ripe and sweetly fruity, with soft tannins and pepper-spice notes. It’s bone dry, with adequate acidity. Classic Sonoma Zin in its expressive exuberance and unpolished likeability.  — W.E.  (8/1/2001)
88
points

Haywood 1998 Los Chamizal Vineyard Zinfandel (Sonoma County)

  1. $20
Deep briary, wild-berry and pepper aromas. In the mouth, it’s ripe and sweetly fruity, with soft tannins and pepper-spice notes. It’s bone dry, with adequate acidity. Classic Sonoma Zin in its expressive exuberance and unpolished likeability.  — S.H.  (8/1/2001)
88
points

Haywood 2004 Los Chamizal Vineyard Rocky Terrace Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

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  1. $35
My scores for Haywood Zins from Los Chamizal have been all over the board over the years, suggesting real vintage differences. In a cool year it can be tough and tannic. In a warm vintage, like this ‘04, the fruit is showcased, rich in blackberry jam, blueberries and cassis, with a long, dry, spicy finish.  — S.H.  (2/1/2007)
87
points

Haywood 2006 Los Chamizal Vineyard Morning Sun Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

  1. $35
Dry and spicy, with some peppery heat throughout, this massively structured Zin is packed with superripe blackberry, black cherry, dark chocolate, cola, dusty spice and anisette flavors. It’s a big, bold wine that calls for similar food.  — S.H.  (12/31/2008)
86
points

Haywood 1998 Morning Sun Zinfandel (Sonoma County)

  1. $30
Opens with aromas of wild berries, white pepper, earth and a trace of leather. Tough and unyielding tannins coat the palate, and you’ll need some meat to break through this gridlock, but underneath it all is a core of ripe dark-berry fruit. This could use 3–6 years of aging.  — S.H.  (8/1/2001)
86
points

Haywood 1998 Rocky Terrace Zinfandel (Sonoma County)

  1. $35
This is a challenging Zin. It’s fruity but it’s also earthy and mushroomy, with a blast of vanilla oak. Right now it’s pretty tannic, but beneath that roughness is a core of fruit. It’s austere now—difficult even—but some time in the cellar could soften and open it.  — S.H.  (8/1/2001)
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