1999 Rancho Zabaco Dry Creek Valley

[newsguy]

ok, so now i finally did try a bottle of the 99... and was very disappointed. this wine delivers nose/flavors of tar, earth, raspberries and spice. but first and foremost, tar. doesn't really taste much like a zin to me, rather some sort of cross between something from bordeaux and languedoc regions. for me, the tar overpowered the fruit. medium tannins and a good finish, but i simply didn't like the flavor. guess i'll be looking for another 99 zin to buy. thought it very interesting that i liked the 98 (an inferior vintage) much better than the 99.