Patchen Markell
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Sat Jan 16, 2016 11:18 am
Ithaca, New York
David M. Bueker
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Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
Patchen Markell wrote:Unti Vineyards 2002 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel. The last bottle of this in our cellar. 14.4% abv. Includes 8% Petite Sirah in the blend. Despite a crumbling cork, this proved to be delicious and à point. Wood totally absorbed, now showing bright, still-fresh brambly fruit, only just beginning to show some age around the edges; more strawberry than I recall from its youth, backed by a deep, dark, brooding border of flavor that I ascribe to the Petite. I was worried this might be over the hill, but it actually seemed surprisingly young; if I had one more bottle I might even wait 3-5 years to see what happened; but at the moment it's morphed into a classic, old-school Zin.
Patchen Markell
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Sat Jan 16, 2016 11:18 am
Ithaca, New York
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