Starts off with sweet oak, plum, tar and toast aromas. The wine is medium bodied with pretty blackberry, herb and coffe notes on the follow-up. Tannins are a little rustic and the finish is moderate in length.——J.M.(11/1/2003)—— 87

If Springsteen sang about American Zinfandel, this is the wine he’d be drinking. Has those brawny, wild berry flavors, with their edge of pepper and herbs, that define the varietal. Acidity kicks, tannins are well-scrubbed and negotiable. This is rock and roll in the mouth, and downright fun. —S.H.——S.H.(5/1/2002)—— 90

A nice young, jammy Zin with zesty aromas of blackberry jam and briary fruit, meaning it’s like the scent of wild berries on a hot summer day. A lovely wine with pretty fruit, but it’s most notable for the soft, plush, opulent tannins.——S.H.(12/1/2000)—— 88