2003 Rosenblum Zinfandel Napa Valley Lyons Reserve
The is a dark and heavy wine. The nose is almost overwhelming. So intense. Like smelling dark fruited jam with sitting in a basement with a little bit of lawn clippings. No subtlety here…but sometimes that is okay. Big mouth feel. Tons of ripe fruit. Walking the line of being overripe. It is looking over the edge but thankfully not pruned or raisoned. The finish is incredibly long but doses show some heat and you feel a slight burn. Not for everyone but when the time is right I do enjoy something like this. If it was held back just a notch or two I would have been even more happy. It probably is as good as it will ever be. It shows more heat now than it did a year ago … so I wouldn’t wait long. 90 pts.
Jason