Tried this w/ Susan on Fri afternoon:
1. Cline Zin LateHrvst ContraCostaCnty (SaH: 31 Brix; RS: 10%; 13.9%) Oakley 1986: Very dark bit murkey slightly browning color; very intense chocolaty/pruney/boysenberry/plummy/LateHrvsty classib ContraCosta/earthy/mushroomy dusty/OV overripe/pruney/grapey nose; soft/fat slight alcoholic very intense grapey/pruney/overripe/raisened/plummy/jammy/late hrvsty quite sweet/chocolaty/licorice/boysenberry rather ContraCosta/mushroomy/earthy flavor w/ little tannins; very long/lingering overripe/pruney/raisened/chocolaty/boysenberry/late hrvsty earthy/mushroomy/CC soft/fat quite sweet finish w/ light/ripe tannins; very late hrvesty and not showing any evolution or complexity; doesn't seem to be going anywhere; not bad if you have a big/honkin' slab of chocolate or boysenberry pie to go with it. $13.50
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. This wine was made when Matt&Erin Cline were part of the operation and before they relocated to South of Sonoma.
Tom