This is a perfect example of how to properly use American oak. Intense, flavorful, dark, stunning aftertaste. This is exactly what I am looking for in a Zin. I've been recently tasting as many of the Greenwood wines as I can get hold of and might conclude that this Zin is their best wine. All the wines from this winery are well designed with a judicious use of oak.
Clean favors are a theme too.
You can taste serious wine crafting. I don't know why I took so long to get to this wine since this winery has been making great Zin for decades. I used to drink the Zin from these folk in the early 1970's and liked it then too. Supposedly many vintages of Grgich-Hills Zin came from this winery and all Grgich did was add oak and a higher price. Grgich had the right idea because this wine would soar to the top with oaky notes.