Tried last night w/ dindin:
1. Ravenswood Zin OldHillVnyd/SonomaVlly (LmtdEdition; Picked: Oct 7/1994; Bttld: May 6/1996; VineAge: 110 yrs; 700 cs; 14.4%; TA: 0.69 gm/100ml) 1994: Very dark color w/ some browning; very strong blackberry/boysenberry/Zin rather dusty/OV very spicy/peppery some pencilly/cedary/toasty/oak slight DrPepper/smokey quite complex nose; soft some tannic/astringent/dried out very spicy/blackberry/boysenberry/Zin quite dusty/OV some peppery/DrPepper some toasty/smokey/pencilly/oak complex flavor; very long/lingering somewhat tannic/astringent vey spicy/peppery/DrPepper some smokey/cedary/oak very strong blackberry/boysenberry/Zin bit jammy/ripe complex finish; a beautiful complex old Zin that still has huge fruit but somewhat tannic/dried out on the palate. $22.00 (Q)
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Preachin' from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. This was one of the extremely rare Ravenswood Limited Edition wines. The last btl of this wine I had, it seemed on its last legs. This btl was very/very much alive w/ still loads of fruit. The nose was really beautiful, classic old vine Zin. But it needed food to ameliorate the astringent/dried out tannins on the palate. Pretty good for a 19 yr old Zin. But then we've been told that Zins don't age.
Tom