1. Novy Zin PaperaRanchVnyd/RRV (15.7%) SantaRosa 2007: Dark color w/ some browning; strong pencilly/oak some blackberry/boysenberry/ripe Zin some RRV/peppery some cedary/pencilly/oldZin fairly complex still very much alive w/ some diminished fruit nose; soft quite ripe/bit alcoholic some blackberry/boysenberry/Zin/spicy/peppery bit cedary/pencilly/oldZin some complex bit tired flavor w/ light bit dried-out tannins; very long bit hot/alcoholic slightly drying finish; lost some of its fruit & showing a bit of wear&tear on the palate but still holding up & offers up some pleasure; on its downward decline but still rather interesting & hanging in there.
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More papperdick from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Clearly a Zin in its decline but still fairly pleasurable.
My TN on release in Aug '10:
Tried this last night w/ dinner:
1. **Novy Zin PaperaRanchVnyd/RRV (15.7%) 2007**: Very dark color; slight milk of magnesia/pungent strong blackberry/Zin bit peppery/licorice some dusty/old vine light vanilla/pencilly/oak quite spicy lovely nose; fairly tart bit tannic very strong blackberry/Zin slight peppery/licorice/pungent light vanilla/oak very spicy flavor; very long peppery/spicy/blackberry/Zin tart some tannic light vanilla/oak finish; bigger & more structured than previous Zins; good balance and alcohol not at all noticible and no overripe character; a lovely Zin more towards the Carlisle style. $23.00
Tom