This one is 100 percent varietal and features citrus and pleasant grassiness without being offensively herbaceous. Lean, but not quite austere, citrus style, with toasty, slightly smoky complexity from a major wood presence. After-flavors are very long and very pleasant. It's a lighter style red, sort of an Italianate Pinot Noir, and shows some earthy, truffley complexity. A lean Bordeaux-like structure, but with a big and serious extraction of fruit and plenty of oak.
Flavors run to cassis and berry with a pleasant hint of herbaceousness.
Mild citrus, pineapple and tropical fruit notes, nicely oaked and showing way more flavor and wood than you can get anywhere else for this little bit of money. I personally challenge you to find a better Zin at this price. Ripe plum and berry fruit without a hint of overripeness. Very drinkable but with some cellaring potential. The Mead On Wine Web Page is designed, maintained and hosted by Wines on the Internet .