This barrel selection is intense and ripe. You can taste the sunshine in the blackberry, boysenberry and blueberry flavors, and the winemaker has wisely made the wine dry and balanced. It possesses Zin’s ineffably wild and rugged character, but big meats, such as roast lamb or barbecued ribs, will create the ideal marriage. ——S.H.(11/1/2002)—— 89