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"Bi!!" > wrote:

> I had an opportunity to taste the new Zin release from Orin Swift (The
> Prisoner, Mercurey Head, Pappillon) made by Dave Phinney. The fruit
> is sourced from virtually every major Zin area in California and from
> many famous Zin producing vineyards. It's a blend of 85% zin, 10%
> syrah and 5% petite syrah. This is a big wine, quite juicy and ripe
> with a fair amount of new oak but it seemed very well balanced and had
> enough heritage zin flavors to remind me of what I used to like about
> zin. A bit of wild berry and peppery spice. It's priced at between
> $25-$30 and it's a lot of wine for the price. It needs a little time
> to come together but I would drink it fairly young to enjoy the ripe
> fruity character. "B+/A-"

I have three bottles and I thought I would hold them a while. Maybe not.