Tried this last night w/ my tofu pasta al fornon:
1. PaterPaulWines Zin SerracinoVnyds/DryCreekVlly (14.8%; www.PeterPaulWines.com) 2005: Very dark color w/ slight bricking; intense blackberry/Zin/very spicy light toasty/oak some raspberry/framboise more RRV than DCV Zin nose; med.tart very spicy/blackberry/Zin light vanilla/toasty/oak light tannic flavor; very long very spicy/blackberry/Zin/boysenberry light toasty/oak light framboise/raspberry finish w/ modest tannins; will go another several yrs; a really lovely very spicy Zin more like RussianRvrVlly that DryCreekVlly; screaming deal at $14.38
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Got my Prima IlConsorzia summer holds last week and this was the last one to try. They'd been a bit of a mixed bag, so my expectations for this one was low. Whatta surprise. Couldn't have asked for anything more in a Zin. Reminded me some of the Muscardini Zin, maybe some of the Ottomino Zin, in style.
Tom