RS in Zin - How common is this?

I am interested in persons ITB views on this. How common is an RS of over .5% in Zin these days?

The other day, I did a blind tasting with a couple of friends of 3 09 Zins. One appeared to be sweet to the point that it was difficult for me to focus on any other attribute of the wine. So I pulled out my CliniTest and checked. The one that seemed sweet to us was a solid .6% RS. The others were under .5%.

Further, what thoughts do you have on posting the details of this test? Would it be uncool to post? I generally like the maker’s wines, but this one, not so much.

Thanks in advance.

I’m not ITB, but I have seen this at Ridge, at least. The 2007 Old School ATP Zin has significant RS and they don’t hide that it’s a sweet wine, even if they don’t label it late-harvest. It’s good for what it is and I’ve had some friends say it is their favorite Ridge Zin. It has quite a mixed distribution on CT, though. Background info here:

http://www.ridgewine.com/acrobat/1210-07zosPRINT.pdf
http://www.ridgewine.com/acrobat/07ZOS-L.pdf

Tasting at Ridge earlier this year, I heard from the person pouring that the 2009 Paso Robles Zin has a bit of RS, but not nearly as much as the Old School. Background info here:

http://www.ridgewine.com/acrobat/09ZPRbg.pdf

Andrew,

So does your question revolve around whether it is cool or not to post about what you found in a wine and positively reinforced with a clinitest? I see no reason why not to post about the facts - and it seems to me that this sweetness, though perhaps enjoyable by others, was not so much by you. Seems like a good thing to post about - and one that will probably get a good discussion going . . . especially from those on the board who work with the variety.

Cheers

Larry,

Yes to both.

I guess I expect wine to be dry unless it is otherwise noted. Late harvest etc. Perhaps with the exception of Riesling or Gwertz, which of course are more common slightly sweet to sweet.

Thanks for your input on the idea of reporting the results. I felt a little awkward about reporting this sort of thing about someone else’s wine. On the other hand, I do remember a previous post in which someone said that people often say a wine has RS, but they had never seen a report of an actual test showing RS. In any case, here goes: The wine is 2009 Graziano Zinfandel Kazmet Vineyard. I have enjoyed several Graziano Zins in the past. Previous wines had been fairly fruit forward but true to zin flavors and not overly oaked excessively alcoholic.