WTN: '03 Sausal Zin

Graced with unseasonably cool weather right now, we took advantage and ate dinner outdoors, making a meal of broiled rack of lamb, heirloom tomato/basil/buffala mozzarella salad and garlic naan. With this red wine-friendly meal, I opened a bottle of:

2003 Sausal Zinfandel "Old Vines" (unfiltered)
color: garnet at the center, bricking at the rim
nose: red berries, a hint of butterscotch, later becoming tarry
palate: smooth, decent acidity, ripe fruit

Those of us who live in the hinterland read Dale's offhand mentions of picking up 375s of Raveneau GC for $10 at bin end sales with pangs of jealousy, so it was with interest that I stumbled upon this wine on a local retailer's shelf, discounted to $9.99. Not OTH, but definitely ready to drink, this wine proved well worth the investment.

Mark Lipton

Many years ago I had visited Sausal and tasted several of their wines. They had a non vintage called Cellar Cats Red and some reserve Zins. All of them are I agree, excellent QPRs and have gracefully aged over the years. I fear I may have finished the last of my bottles

Those of us who live in the hinterland read Dale's offhand mentions of picking up 375s of Raveneau GC for $10 at bin end sales with pangs of jealousy...

Yes, but think of the high metropolitan area cost of living and all that he had to endure financially in order to access that bargain!

I like Sausal and in fact I had a bottle of Cellar Cats Red with spaghetti last weekend. It's a nice, friendly visit, too.

John

Those of us who live in the hinterland read Dale's offhand mentions of picking up 375s of Raveneau GC for $10 at bin end sales with pangs of jealousy...

Yes, but think of the high metropolitan area cost of living and all that he had to endure financially in order to access that bargain!

My heart bleeds, Rahsaan.

Mark Lipton

Those of us who live in the hinterland read Dale's offhand mentions of picking up 375s of Raveneau GC for $10 at bin end sales with pangs of jealousy...

Yes, but think of the high metropolitan area cost of living and all that he had to endure financially in order to access that bargain!

My heart bleeds, Rahsaan.

Mark Lipton

I could take sides in this discussion but I'm just trying to survive in tourist filled Napa. I know sympathy just oozes from both of you.