Inky, opaque and tight, this wine offers a bouquet of black fruits and toast. Though the mouthfeel is full and supple, it is presently very closed and yields scant flavor definition beyond the presence of a very good depth of dark fruits and well-charred oak. Finishes dry, with somewhat more discernable blackberry and vanilla notes and moderately puckering tannins…
— W.E.
(3/1/2001)
With 17% alcohol, this Zin still has residual sugar. They must have picked the grapes insanely ripe. It’s not a table wine, it’s more like Port, but it’s not without its pleasures.
— S.H.
(11/1/2007)