Variety: 100% Zinfandel
Region: Amador County, California
Country: United States
Year: 2006
Price: $15
Critics Review: Fans of old-fashioned, rustic, kick-butt Zin from Amador County will find a lot to like in this ripe and rustic offering. Its ripe berry, minerally aromas are more concentrated than they are complex, and its brawny structure owes nothing to refinement, yet as we have seen with wines from this vineyard, all it takes to show them at their best is plate of sauce-slathered pork ribs hot from the barbecue. Wine Spectator - Rated 88
My Review: This Zinfandel was very good. Upon first opening the bottle, I found hints of dark berries (Cherries and Blackberries), chocolate and oak. It was a smooth wine with a light to medium body and very slight heat in the finish. After leaving the bottle uncorked for the night, the wine really opened up. It became much smoother - no heat at all - and I tasted much more of the cherry and oak. The hint of chocolate was replaced by the taste and scent of charred oak, giving it an earthy taste.
I did not taste this wine with food.
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