Holy fruit n jam, Batman, this is one heck of a Zin! I enjoyed this with some co-workers and a pizza this week, and was just blown away by the intensity of it.
This is definitely a red wine you could happily sit and sip by itself - although it did go just fine with a pepperoni pizza. It was so rich and fruity that it almost crossed the line toward a late-picked intensity.
Picked this one up same-day at BevMo in Simi Valley - so it's definitely one you can buy now, and with this amount of fruit, and practically absent tannins, I don't think I'd put it away. And why would you? This is an amazing wine to drink TONIGHT.
(BTW - on June 12, I wrote up a '95 Larkmead Zin very favorably. This is actually the same winery and I believe the same winemaker, but the winery is under new ownership.)
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