1999 Montevina California Zinfandel

[Innkeeper]

1999 Montevina, California, Zinfandel ($10?). We spilt a bottle at our friend's last night. She had prepared a very nice rib roast of beef for the three of us, and was not up to drinking any wine. She had previously told us that this wine was a gift, that she hated Zin, and that we should bring it home with us. Well, since she didn't want any wine the beef, we volunteed to drink the Zin with it. The beef was fantastic. The wine was OK. The best we can say is that it had enough pizzaz to cope with the 15% alcohol, without our noticing it.