Huge, deep red, this gorgeous zin is rife with spice and ripe cherries. It's a meal unto itself, packed with layerings of plums, cherries, mushrooms and blackberries. Spicy finish, with a hint of naughtiness. Made from 19th-century vines, this zin offers a refined bouquet of mixed berries. Just the right balance of moderate alcohol and raspberry flavors give this lightly tannic zin a whirl.
Some berries hang in there and make it a good partner for foods.
My impressions, in descending order, were predictable. The 1989 still had enough tannin to stand up to a ripe gorgonzola, but the thin finish resembled the mere memory of a wine. The 1983, enigmatic and elusive, failed to show up in the glass.