Purple in color. The nose is nice and showing a bit of "claret" style. Black raspberries, black cherries, spice, and a bit of black pepper. On the palate, this is fresh and still youthful. A bit jammy but no real alcohol showing despite 16.5%. It does show on the texture and slight warmth on the finish, but not much at all. Drinking well now and a crowd pleaser. Worked with some spicy pizza.
What a pretty Zinfandel. Not a monster in any way. Ruby in color, mostly clear and bright. Rather light looking, just on appearance I would not have guessed Zinfandel. On the nose, this has raspberries, slight cherries, a bit of bramble, black pepper and vanilla. The label lists this as 17.3% Alcohol. Whoa. Not a trace on the nose or palate though. Even the texture, which can be bolstered by alcohol, doesn't reveal the high level. The palate does give cherries, slight Framboise, with underlying char. There is depth and complexity here. And deliciousness. I would guess that this
I had high hopes for this wine, but it really didn't come together well. Consumed over three nights, the first night was the best showing. given the showing, it is possible this bottle had seen heat damage at some point although there were no obvious signs. Garnet/purple in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has candied cherries (think cough drops) with some plums. Medium bodied. On the palate, the candied cherries carry thru along with a slight port-like note of alcohol. Prune with heat on the finish. I like these wine as a general rule and perhaps with some cellaring, this
