1997 Buehler Vineyards Zinfandel

[Drew]

Drove to Ocean City today to launch the boat tomorrow for the '09 season. Stopped in Coastal Wine and Spirits which is a wine mecca 12 miles north of Rehobeth Beach, Delaware. Looks like a hole in the wall liquor store but pass through the portal and, ta daaaa, wine heaven! This was a lonely orphan at $20 and couldn't resist. A very mature zin, amber/orange in color. Solid fruit with a touch of raisin on the nose. Dried fruit flavors, almost fruit cake like with dried cherry and a touch of ripe strawberry. Clearly over the hill but still posessing some rogue tannins on the medium length finish. Nice to experience but don't want a steady diet of it. 13.8% Alc/vol.
Nice to see the label remains the same.
Also picked up a 1999 Ravenswood Pickberry Vineyards Sonoma Red.

Drew

[This message has been edited by Drew (edited 05-14-2009).]