Nose is vanilla ice cream and and raspberries. Tastes beautiful at first with more fruity raspberry and vanilla cream goodness. As it develops it gets drier and more leathery. Delicious. — 4 years ago
You can smell the alcohol on this one. Ripe berry nose, with mint, fennel, and licorice. Wow. $15 from Village Corner. — 6 years ago
Rich, round fruit. Totally a big boy with polished red fruit and tannin. — 8 years ago
Very nice zin, sweet and jammy — 8 years ago
worth the $8 bucks over the standard Zin, drinks well tonight — 9 years ago
I had forgotten how good this is. Aging extremely well. — 10 months ago
2018 much more minerality on the nose! Not what Zin reminds you of. Red cherries blackberry black pepper spices licorice medium acidity long spicy finish moderate body dark. notes from visit to the winery.
Alexander Valley. Bright red volcanic soils, steep rocky slopes and western exposure. — 4 years ago
Part of zin wine tasting. Fav one of the set — 5 years ago
Dr. Steve Brule gets a 10! Drank the 3L at the ranch. Worth it!!! — 6 years ago
Really enjoying this wine. Very drinkable. Don’t know anything about Monastrell but would definitely drink more. For a $15 wine, this is great QPR! Drink this all day! — 7 years ago
It’s nice pleasant wine with floral, bitter almond and citrus aromas. Dry, balanced acidity, alcohol and body. Quiet short length. — 8 years ago
On s’en va là l’automne prochain! C’est un 2018, belle maturité- fruits murs et belle longueur d’un vin corsé et complexe. — 2 years ago
Excellent with salmon. I like it better than most Malbecs. — 4 years ago
Rich, enjoyable, would buy again — 5 years ago
We enjoyed this Zin a lot. Tasting notes include all spice, floral, and strawberries. It’s potent with 15% alcohol. Paired well with dark chocolate and honey/garlic pork chops. — 6 years ago
Yum! Fruity — 8 years ago
Medium heavy tannins. Dark reddish purple. Pepper. Black and blueberries. — 9 years ago
ESF
Last bottle — opened for an old friend and like the PN alongside, this was a stunner, nearly flawless. Intact cork, bunch of sediment, and after only half hour in the decanter it was game time. Had PN and this alongside gorgeous ribeye — 8 months ago