Very ripe berries combine in the nose here with a fair dose of sweet oak and accents of tar. In the mouth, the wine is supple and slightly soft-edged with flashes of chocolate sitting to the side of its ample fruit. It firms up at the finish and so becomes a food-worthy Zin, and its slight heat is countered by the taste of well-ripened berries.

This big and exuberant wine has a dark garnet color. Aromas of plum, spice and a touch of eucalyptus in the nose. Flavors are mouth filling and jammy with intense Zinfandel character reminiscent of the 1995 Westside. A really substantial wine suitable for current enjoyment or cellaring.

This is the second year in a row that I have recommended the Westside Zin from Peachy Canyon. This dark red wine opens with a nose that is slightly musty with notes of mint. On the palate, this med...

Community Tasting Notes (average 86.2 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 11 notes)

Rating for United States-California: 79 (slightly worse than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: unpredictable<br/>

Good With Lamb

Good

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