Ripe and rich, but not wholly beholden to ripeness for its character, the wine has lots of fruity range and concludes with a lengthy berry-like finish. It is impressive now, but it is sure to improve with three to six years of age. Full in body without being heavy and impressively stuffed from the first inviting sniff to a lengthy, fruit-filled aftertaste, it is a lovely wine now and can only gain in smoothness and refinement over the next three to six years. Kent Rosenblum makes more than a dozen zinfandels from vineyards up and down the North Coast. Maggie's Reserve is named for the matriarch of the Samsel family, whose old-vine zinfandel vineyard in Sonoma County has consistently provided Rosenblum with some of his best raw material.
Flavor pours out of the wine with the plump succulence of perfectly ripe fruit.
Woodsy raspberry and fraise de bois layer with cinnamon in a long, gentle finish. Dynamic and crisp, the texture has a raspy, raw silk feel. In all it's a gorgeous zin. Wine Spectator November 1999 Intense and vibrant, with sharply focused black cherry, wild berry, raspberry and plum, finishing with tight tannins. Best from 2000 through 2006.