Pulled the wine from my archiveslast week:
1. Nalle Zin DryCreekVlly/SonomaCnty (13.5%; "Ziamese Zins") 1992: Med.color w/ considerable browning; fairly cedary/pencilly/oldZ light spicy/DCV Zin/raspberry bit oxidized/tired some pencilly/Fr.oak rather mature/oldZin bit complex nose; lightly tart/tangy rather pencelly/old Zin little DCV Zin fruit rather dried out/bit tired flavor w/ light gentle tannins; long rather dried-out light Zin/spicy pencilly/Fr.oak finish that tracks flavor; a bit on the tired side & a bit ragged around the edge but still shows some Nalle fruit & offers up some pleasure.
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More gizzyfurt from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. I, of course, followed DougNalle's Zins from the very start. Made several visits w/ Doug at his wnry. Always knew to bring a handful of dog treats for Blackie & we developed quite a bond. Doug was originally the winemaker at Quivera Wnry afore he founded Nalle. In an era of big/extracted/alcoholic Zins, Doug's Zins stood out for their balance & restraint. Despite being lighter, their balance always allowed the age fairly well. But 33yrsof age is kinda pushing it.
Tom