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2006 Rubicon Estate / Niebaum-Coppola Zinfandel Edizione Pennino - USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford (8/7/2009)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over 2-3 hours –
– 100% Zinfandel –
NOSE: this bouquet is somewhat tight, but does give lots of cedar, dark purple fruits, a bit chalky minerality, and notes of anise and oak.
BODY: clear; garnet color of medium depth; medium-full bodied.
TASTE: wow - this tastes extracted, and kind of strikes me as having some Petite Sirah in the blend (even though there isn’t); flavors of blackberries and oak dominate the full palate, while the tannins are smooth. 15.4% alc.; 3.7 pH; not as polished as the ‘04, which is still staying strong, but this ‘06 certainly has the stuffing to lay a while as well. Drink now - 2013. Purchased for $40 – would not buy again at that price.
B: 50, 5, 11, 16, 7 = (89 pts.)
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