The 1998 Zinfandel Mancini Ranch's dense ruby/purple color is followed by a well-balanced wine exhibiting notes of tar, new saddle leather, and overripe black fruits. Licorice, cinnamon, dried herbs, and earth add to the powerful impression. It is thick, totally dry, and the best-balanced of this group of mouth-staining Zinfandels. Drink it over the next 7-8 years. Tel. (707) 573-3747