Purple in color. The nose is very nice with cassis, slight cedar, some earthiness to it as well. On the palate, this is full bodied. Still some fine tannins. Plenty of fruit. Layers of cassis and earth. Good balance. Nice finish. Worked well with hearty vegetarian fare. I don't think it improves from here and I would drink these up in the next five years or so.
Light golden in color. The nose is nice with minerals/slight chalk and lemon chiffon. On the palate, this has a nice acidity. Works well with food. Some lemons but more about the minerality. Long finish. Not sure how this will age but at 5 years from vintage, it is in a great place. Refreshing but with some complexity.
From one of oldest Zinfandel vineyards in the Pacific Northwest dating back to the early 1900's. I love this Zin as it is not boisterous but it is intense. It also ages well. Purple in color. The nose has raspberries, cherries and some spice. On the palate, this is deep. Tight right now. Cherry and black cherry fruit. Great acidity. Nice finish. Food friendly. Good now but will get more complex with age.
This was a bit backward and tight and the moment. It needed some time and air although it is getting close. Purple in color. The nose is nice with black cherries, slight bramble, and raspberries. On the palate, this has a great texture. Once it opens, it is just delicious. Deep but tight. Gobs of juicy black cherries and raspberries. An underlying char. Works with big foods. Nice finish. Will it age? Yes. How well just depends on how you like you Zins.
Ruby in color. The nose is very nice with cherries, slight floral notes and tar. On the palate, this has a nice complexity. Layers of cherries, dried cherries and forest floor. Good not great acidity. Long finish. This seemed to coming right along, so we left about 1/3 of the bottle, recorked and on the counter to follow. On night 2, the nose of this was model airplane glue. Very hard to get past. It was fine on the palate, but the nose was terrible. Not sure what that means about ageing but I wouldn't let this get a ton of air once its opened. That said, on Night 1, it was outst
Ohio actually has some of the longest wine making traditions in this country. Prior to, and just after, Prohibition, the area along the southern shores of Lake Erie was one of the leading winemaking areas in the country. These days, there are still many wineries producing many excellent whites and dessert wines, and the occasional quality red. Most, however, follow the tourist model, often combining restaurants or Inns and providing entertainment in addition to serving their own wines. The wine was from one of those. That doesn't mean the wines are not good or worth buying.
Light yellow, silvery, gold in color. Really nice nose with slight waxiness, minerals, citrus and slight dust. On the palate, this is crisp. Good citrus. Deep but tight. This wine drinks well now, but should improve in a cellar for a decade at least. Long finish. Very food friendly. Pretty wine.
Light golden in color. Wonderful nose of minerals, simple syrup, honey and slight pineapple. On the palate, pears and minerals. This is sweet but not what I might have expected. Just about what I wanted though. Great acidity. Long finish. Its light on its feet yet intense. Lovely wine that has some upside.
Amazing wine. Maybach is right up there with any winery in California, or the world for that matter. Just spectacular. Purple to the rim. The nose has graphite, cassis powdered sugar (thanks George), blueberries and warm earth. On the palate, this is ripe without being sweet. Cassis. Deep. Tightly layered, it explodes in the glass. Seamless. Long finish. It will change and morph but can it get better? I suppose so, but it is 100 points right now. On a night with a lot of Napa stars, this was the groups WOTN. Wow.
I love Bevan wines and they drink so well young. No exception here although I am sure it will last for a couple of decades (mine will be long gone by then). Purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose has cassis, some blueberries, cedar and graphite. Very nice. On the palate, this has great ripe cassis. The fruit is a bit sweet if I am to nit pick and that kept this from getting a perfect score. I wonder if in a year or two as it all comes together it it becomes more seamless and less noticeable. I suppose that depends on if it is residual sugar or just ripe fruit. As we drank this
