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2007 Sextant Wines Zinfandel Wheelhouse - USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles (6/30/2009)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over 3 hours –
NOSE: dark fruits and blackberry liquer; white pepper, spicy oak, and a bit alcoholic.
BODY: magenta-garnet color of moderate depth; clear; medium-full bodied.
TASTE: very ripe fruits - a bit artificial tasting; some oak; this reminds me of the Dover Canyon Old Vine Zin, but this is not as complex; round; the 15.3% alc. causes some hotness on the finish (approx. 40 sec. in length); darker fruits than most Paso zins, and better than most Paso zins. I’ve had some better Zins, and many worse. At $16, this is a good QPR, but the lack of excitement will likely preclude me from buying again.
B: 50, 5, 11, 15, 7 = (88 pts.)
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