Shaw Vineyard Century Vines

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Kunde 1998 Shaw Vineyard Century Vines Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

Price $24

The winery claims the vines date back to 1882; the wine is a stunner, with rich, old vine complexity mixing cherries, leafy old-vine flavors, smooth chocolaty oak. Smooth, seductive, delicious. — P.G. (3/1/2001)

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Kunde 2002 Shaw Vineyard Century Vines Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

Price $30

You could smell this from Mars and know it’s Zin. Wild berries, woodsy dust on a hot summer day, roasted coffee bean, white pepper and a hint of raisins mark the aromas. In the mouth the wine is full, dry and spicy, and wildly fruity. It’s a bit hot, but that’s Zin for you. — S.H. (12/31/2005)

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Kunde 1997 Shaw Vineyard Century Vines Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

Price $24

Gorgeous, iridescent, purple-black wine. Black-cherry fruit, smooth and satiny, with ripe-not overripe-fruit. — P.G. (11/15/1999)

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Kunde 2001 Shaw Vineyard Century Vines Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

Price $28

A moderate-bodied Zin that sports rustic tannins and bright acidity. It’s got a briary blend of black cherry, blackberry, herb and raspberry flavors, finishing with medium length at the end. — J.M. (10/1/2004)

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Kunde 1999 Shaw Vineyard Century Vines Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

Price $25

What does “briary” mean? Think about a wild black raspberry bush on a hot summer afternoon. The wood, the bark, the dust, the chlorophyll from the baking leaves and the berries, with that wild, primitive, spicy, fructose-sweet bitterness. This wine is bone dry and finishes with a tannic bite. Drink it now with sturdy chow. — S.H. (7/1/2002)

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