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Excellent wine. Still youthful and with upside potential. Purple in color. The nose has cassis, spice, cloves and slight crunchy leaves. On the palate, this is delicious. Great texture. Juicy cassis fruit layered with earthiness. Long finish. Another one of those wines where each sip makes you want more and then the bottle is emptied. Beguiling.
This is about as good as Zinfandel gets for me. It should probably be getting a higher score actually. Purple in color. The nose has black cherries, spice, black pepper and slight bramble. On the palate, this is almost seamless. Great black chery fruit, slight blueberry. Great balance. It has a lightness that is deft while packing a powerful punch. Delicious. Will it get better? I really, really need to try and stock one awy and find out. Just a fantastic wine and a great value.
I had been hearing good things about this winery so I bought a bottle. It did not disappoint. Purple in color. The nose has raspberries, bramble, spice and black cherries. Great texture. Silky yet full bodied. On the palate, this is juicy with great raspberry and dark cherry fruit. Firm tannins. Great acidity. Nice finish. A delicious bottle of wine with a nice complexity. Seems like it might have some upside to develop.
Opened as part of my #BrownsSuckWinesDont program where I punish myself watching the Cleveland Browns and reward myself with interesting wines. A new discovery for me, this was very good. Purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, black pepper, and slight black olives. On the palate, this is juicy with great fruit. A very lively wine. Pop and pour it continued to get better until the last glass about 10 hours later. I would hold these for now as there is good upside potential or at least give it plenty of air.
Opened while watching the Cleveland Browns lose again. I needed something strong that wouldn't make me try to hard. While this fit the bill, in fact, this will be a couple or few points better in a five years. Purple inc olor. The nose has black raspberries, white pepper, slight roasted meats and spice. On the palate, black raspberries and roasted meats carry thru. A bit of spice. Deep but tightly packed. Juicy acidity. Delicious. Nice finish.
Another nice wine from this producer. This is a GSM blend with some other grapes as well. Purple in color. The nose has black and red raspberries, black pepper and spice. On the palate, there is a nice varietal complexity. Easy dirnking but more than that. Nice texture. Some depth. Good with food. Youthful, there is no hurry on this but drinking well today.
I love how well Mike Officer made Zins in the difficult 2011 vintage. Purple in color. The nose is great with raspberries, black raspberries, brambles and slight spice. On the palate, the texture is amazing. Juicy acidity. Good fruit. The kinf of wine that is so delicious one can't help emptying the bottle quickly. I know these last longer than people might think, but I just can't keep from opening them.
Purple in color. The nose is nice, if young. Cassis, cedar and baking spice. On the palate, very nice texture. Cassis fruit with an underlying char and spice. Good balance. Nice finish. Pretty middle of the road in style which is fine. Certainly has some upside to it based on other times I have tried this bottling over multiple days.
A very nice Sauvignon Blanc. Light green gold in color. The nose is slightly grassy with good minerals and slight limes. On the palate, a lovely oily texture. Nice fruit; kind of tropical and part citrus. Good acidity. Nice finish. Lovely wine that works well with food.
I have been lucky enough to try this twice in a month. Both times just as amazing. Purple in color. The nose is great with cassis, cedar and pencil lead. Full bodied. On the palate, this is almost seamless. Gorgeous texture. Cassis with graphite and underlying minerals. Long finish. More elegant than powerful but it has power. This is still quite young and needs a long decant or better yet, more time in a good cellar.
