The finest wine in this portfolio is potentially the 2004 Zinfandel Saint Peter’s Church. This impressive full-throttle, deep ruby/purple-hued effort possesses plenty of raspberry and blackberry fruit intermixed with notes of pepper, new saddle leather, and forest floor. This opulent, layered, expansive, powerful, potent Zinfandel is very well-balanced. Tel. (510) 865-7007

With 17% alcohol, this Zin still has residual sugar. They must have picked the grapes insanely ripe. It’s not a table wine, it’s more like Port, but it’s not without its pleasures.——S.H.(11/1/2007)—— 80