'05 vintage

[brappy]

Just wanted to give a small warning for you Zin lovers. '05 is NOT the year to buy. With very little exceptions, most just didn't get ripe enough to do anything. After tasting through 375 zins (in which 95% were '05s) over 2 days, my tongue felt as if it was going to fall off. There were exceptions, but very few. Hendry and Rosenblum were across the board exceptions. A few others were very good in 1 or 2 of the single vineyards or reserve wines.

Earlier in the year, I went through some Carlisle zins and these also were an exception although I've tasted much better from them in different years.

Anyway, not trying to start a debate here, just stating my thoughts after tasting sooooooo many.

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