"pavane" > wrote in message
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> "Bi!!" > wrote in message
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> > pavane wrote:
> > > > wrote in message
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> > > > I attended a retailer sponsored sit down Zinfandel wine tasting. I
> > was
> > > > very disappointed. Almost all the wines were overripe and extremely
> > > > alcoholic. I didn't rate most of them, because I just don't like
> > > > this style of Zin.
> > > > .......
> > > > When exactly did California wine makers decide this was the style
> > of
> > > > Zin that consumers want?
> > > > .......
> > >
> > > (To the tune of The Mickey Mouse Club...
> > > P-A R K-E R That's the stuff that sells!)
> > >
> > > pavane
> >
> > My first recollection of Zin's becoming ultra-ripe and over the top was
> > when I first tasted a 1996 Turley Hayne Vineyard Zin that was quite
> > saturated and sweet with a very Port like structure. I just checked
> > and Parker gave that wine 97 points with most of Turley's Zin's
> > recieving scores in the mid to high 90's so I agree with Pavane's
> > comments. Since that time I've tasted scores of over the top zinfandel
> > with the 1998 Martinelli Jackass Hill Zin (Parker 97 points) being at
> > the top of the monstrosity scale at a whopping 17% alcohol and the
> > consistancy of cough syrup. FWIW, Parker raves about Martinelli
> > zinfandel's placing them at the top of all producers. I have seen a
> > shift back towards more reasonable zinfandel in the last few years with
> > a more traditional style.
> >
>
> "...the top of the monstrosity scale" is a lovely descriptor for that
> style of winemaking. But I have found that most of the classic makers
> stick with a rather moderate approach; it is just that glamour has its
> appeal and there is nothing glamorous about discussing Loonies or
> Grgich or Frogs Leap or Murphy-Goode. I have my Biale stored away,
> to bring out at the proper occasion which is usually not a for a good
> food and wine match.
>
> pavane
>

Sorry, Spellchecker changed "Lolonis" to "Loonies." How weird.

pavane