Tried this last night:
1. Turley Zin OldVines Calif (15.0%) StHelena 2000: Med.dark bit murkey slight bricking/browning color; rather dusty/OV some spicy/blackberry/Zin bit earthy light toasty/oak bit cedary/oldZin some complex mature Zin nose; soft/rich/lush slight tangy/metallic/cedary/oldZin some vanilla/toasty/oak rather raspberry/blackberry/Zin/spicy earthy/dusty/OV some complex bit hot/alcohlic flavor w/ light gentle tannins; very long soft/bit alcoholic some cedary/pencilly/oldZin vanilla/oak light raspberry/spicy/Zin/blackberry light dusty/OV finish w/ light smooth tannins; showing signs of its age but holding on to life rather well and still shows fruit; speaks mostly of Lodi/ContraCosta Zin; starting on its downward spiral but still an interesting old Zin and gives pleasure. $23.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. This one was a PnP. I expected it to be pretty gone, but it still had a fair amount of life to it. However, by the next morning, it had turned an ugly murkey brown and pretty much shot.
Tom