Certainly young and in the sunrise of just starting to work itself into a more tame animal, this Zinfandel offers up notes of blackberry jam, bitter cherry preserve, white pepper, imitation vanilla,…
Sure enough, the label clearly read "Zinfandel," so I immediately didn't want to like it. I'm a "try all wines" kinda guy, but this varietal is a constant disappointment for me. Only a few of the…
Much more plum driven than the Jackass Zinfandel served beside it. Some notable wild blackberry flavors spit energy into the delivery of this plush and round wine, but it was certainly a tough act to…
A powerful and spicy Zinfandel, with a decent push of power and tannic fortitude washing over the wild blackberry and black pepper notes. Thankfully, this steers away from being jammy or overly…
Try as I might, I just can't bring myself to find enjoyment in these Zinfandels. It's like a Pinot Noir and a jug of Welch's grape juice birthed an Ocean Spray Cran-Grape baby and then fed it Vodka…
Ok...I'll take the incoming arrows on this one. Apparently I'm missing something here. I found this to be a higher-register, linear, sour example of the varietal. Yes, it's young, but the lack of…
Not an entirely lost example of the varietal, and a significant improvement over the Scout's Honor served beside it. As others have noted, this was a little hot and lacking overall complexity (the…
A very promising barrel sample. Forward notes of juicy blackberry, black raspberry, cedar, and some spice. Time will tell what becomes of this once it is in bottle. This was MUCH better than a 2015…
At its best, this Zinfandel displayed purple berry and spice notes, with some cedar and alcohol flavors washing over the palate. A flat attack, with no sense of depth or complexity to really be…
Exact same notes as two months ago. After having some grape-ape Zinfandels the day before, this at least had some frame and acid. Though the structure was nice, the mid was a little thin and…
Blackberry and grape flavors dominate (no surprise - it's a Zin!). Lacked a little backbone, which made it come across a bit wonky, but it was tolerable. In the end, this was my least favorite wine…
A Welch's grape juice kind of Zinfandel, but with a deadening of the core fruit that left it muddled and lost. The attack was flat and awkward. Some wood on the back end pretended to add interest,…
Restrained and a bit muted for a California Zinfandel. Not much going on here at the moment. As a stand-alone wine, this was fairly forgettable. Good vineyard source, but nothing compared to what…
This bottle was brought over by a friend. I am not much of a Zin fan overall, but this kicked out some nice brambly earth notes along with the ripe blackberry, plum, and cedar flavors. It had some…
