Bold, jammy California Zin. — 6 years ago
Last night in MT at the lake. Gave this several hours of air. Nice dark tawny color. Vibrant in the glass. The nose is great right away and stayed on point through the evening. Notes of black cherries, warm raspberries, old cedar, some plums and a little leather saddle. Rich and silky in the mouth. Velvet glove. Long finish. Great wine. — 7 years ago
Absolutely my favorite zin??? — 9 years ago
Funky at first but subsequently blown away. Fresh, leathery, flowery, with some structure. Can tell it was once a great bottling. A bit long over due. — 10 years ago
Go too reliable Zin for everyday enjoyment. — 10 years ago
Really good reasonable wine- £12 at waitrose — 13 years ago
2003. Last bottle was 3 years ago, and this one I liked better. Starts out austere with evidence of a difficult hot year. But after hours in the decanter it cycled thru some almost port like caramelized tapenades and ended the evening with a somewhat strange but delicious red crème brûlée thing. So if you have one… I suggest patience thru the awkward opening hours to get to the awkward good part. Cheers. — 4 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7
I think its the oldest Napa I’ve had, besides the 85 Mondavi. This surpassed the mondavi
Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7
Opening the 2001 today, Heitz loves steak 🥩This is absolutely beautiful. Haven’t enjoyed a zin this much in a long time. — 7 years ago
100% Zin. Rich with plum, mocha and blackberry notes. Classic style of Zin with high alcohol but enough fruit and acidity to keep from going over the top — 9 years ago
Nice, quaffable red with some pasta and red sauce. — 10 years ago
Good stuff, putting some flames out... — 11 years ago
Part of zin wine tasting. Fav one of the set — 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
Like always a true gentleman, somewhat lean but very sophisticated. Silky wine with fruit preserved. Very little signs of evolution. Very aristocratic but lacks some flesh. Still very enjoyable. — 7 years ago
Pretty good. Got me drunk. — 9 years ago
Has a really great flavor and is very smooth on the finish — 10 years ago
Some of my favorite wines recently have been 80s Cali. — 12 years ago

ESF
So solid, year in year out - I know they make a ton of this, and yes it’s at Costco, but when you’re looking for a reliable Zin, this is it. Bordering on being too fruit forward - this barely checks the box for secondary aromas & flavors. Balanced harmonious with intermediate aging potential. Try to find their single vineyard offerings. — 2 years ago