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Default Folie a Deux Zinfandel

Mark,
Claret-styled zin is a rather inexact concept, but to me it means not
as fruit forward, less brawny, less noticable new oak, yet with some
structure. The producers I can think of who tend to get it right (for
my tastes) are ones like Dashe and Nalle, where they go for a
restrained style, yet are relatively faithful to the character of the
grape (you might include some of the Ridges,even). As opposed to the
big Baile/Renwood GrandPere style or superripe Turley or the light
fruity styled ones. There are wines I find attractive in most styles,
and ones I find unattractive in all styles.
Did you like Storybook? Never tried that I can remember

Mark Lipton wrote:
>
> Can you give a few examples of this style? To me, the most Claret-like
> Zin I can think of is probably made by Storybook Mountain, but I happen
> to quite like it. Perhaps you're thinking of a different style, though.
>