Let the wine breath awhile and it is nice and smooth. Hint of plum with clean finish. — 10 years ago
12½ % alc.
An old non-vintage bottling.
As for the age I would guess this to be somewhere late 60's to early 70's (as the bottle is embossed 4/5 quart which I believe was discontinued for the metric 750ml in 1979) and also has the "classic" plastic/rubber foil found on a lot of oldies from that time.
Being a bit of a history buff when it comes to CA's wine industry I'm very humbled when opening these pieces of history.
Amazingly this held up to 24+ hours of aeration without loosing any life...and actually got better!!
— 10 years ago
Awesome blend — 11 years ago
With Matt and Mich. — 11 years ago
Crisp, clean. Very light. Fruity mid palate. Slight minerals. Clean finish. Perfect summer wine. Don't care much for the name or bottle look. — 12 years ago
Seriously. A 16-yr old Zin... Bright berries, very fruit-forward. And it just lingers on your palette until you can't help but take another sip. Simply incredible durability for a Zinfandel. #ZinMaster #HouseOfZin — 10 years ago
Intense citrus aromas with notes of pear, apricot and wet stone. Big, rich and dry on the palate. Flavors of lemon and lemon zest and citrus oil leads to deep, stone minerality, grassiness and full, deep acidity with just a hint of oak. The finish is incredibly dry and zesty with intense length and depth. — 10 years ago
We enjoyed this one — 10 years ago
At the lake with Jaice — 11 years ago
Really nice drop — 12 years ago
For $16 at BevMo, and you have to let it breah for an hour. This is an amazing find. — 13 years ago
Pretty good - would drink again — 9 years ago
Combines with everything — 9 years ago
I love how in Spain you can go to a restaurant order a half bottle of Rioja and a 14 year old wine comes out aged perfectly. This is drinking great right now and can't imagine it's going to get any better. — 10 years ago
Spectacular — 10 years ago
Nice Howell man example. Well balanced. Not a heavy cab. — 11 years ago
Made 2004 Dom taste like andre 😭😭😭. Was a half bottle and an older GC. Mostly 1997 vintage 👌👌👌 — 11 years ago
Mike Mayer
Beautiful color. Blue fruit, leather, baking spices on the nose. Excellent tastes of blueberries, plums, raisins, and black pepper saturate your palate. Really sleek tannins, very nicely balanced and a fantastic finish. The first Moon Mountain district (Sonoma) I’ve ever had. I love it! — 8 years ago