One of the most textbook Zins you’ll ever have. Bursts with ripe, sweet raspberry, blueberry and black-cherry fruit, tangerine, tobacco and spice. Wonderfully fruity; good winemaking has controlled the alcohol and tannins. The net effect is a rollicking good wine, at a fair price for great Zin.——S.H.(5/1/2000)—— 93

A bit rustic, with rich, ripe berry, tart cherry, orange peel, tar and herb flavors on a firm frame. Drink now. 800 cases made. -JL

Eight-hundred cases were produced of this heady (15.3% alcohol), old style California Zinfandel. It is medium-bodied and rustic, with sour cherry, leathery notes as well as heat and glycerin in the spicy finish. Drink it over the next 3-4 years. Tel. ???????