WTN 2004 Rodano Chianti Classico and 2006 Di Arie Zinfandel

Very much old school...leather, tobacco, earth, black cherry. Big grippy tannins appear with air. Warning: you have to be a little brett tolerant to enjoy this wine. we still did.

2006 Di Arie Zinfandel: After the Chianti, a big foothills Zinfandel seemed sweet, simple, and, bad word I know, "spoofy" With air, though, the sweetness seemed to abate a bit, and a very pleasant black pepper note and earthyness came through. The oak still seemed obtrusive, coating the tongue and to my taste interfering with the nice berry fruit. I've enjoyed previous bottles of this wine more but still would drink this zin over many others. I think I now prefer the Signorello Napa Valley Zinfandel to this bottling.

Very much old school...leather, tobacco, earth, black cherry. Big grippy tannins appear with air. Warning: you have to be a little brett tolerant to enjoy this wine. we still did.

Have had this many times, 2 times in the last 30 days, and brett was never detected by anybody. Yours could be an off bottle.

Very much old school...leather, tobacco, earth, black cherry. Big grippy tannins appear with air. Warning: you have to be a little brett tolerant to enjoy this wine. we still did.

Have had this many times, 2 times in the last 30 days, and brett was never detected by anybody. Yours could be an off bottle.

Could be. Still, I am very Brett tolerant and we enjoyed it nonetheless. I would buy again.