1999 outpost zinfandel

[joe_shred]

I was given a bottle when I was working at the Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino. It was pretty tasty. Any ideas on how to get more aside from the winery? Is this consider by Zin. fans to be in the upper echelon of Zin's?
Cheers

[Bucko]

Never had their wine and have not heard that they are cult status.

Here's what Spect had to say:

Outpost Score: 88

Zinfandel Howell Mountain 1999 $38

Intense, with spicy, peppery wild berry, juniper berry, anise and sage flavors that taste a bit raw and gangly. Firmly tannic, with sharp acidity and muscular tannins. Drink now through 2007. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 527 cases made. (JL)

[Thomas]

Now that's a winery I have never heard of here on the cosmopolitan East Coast. I either have to go out more or read the Wine Spectator. I'll go out more...

Note: Am I the only one who wonders about the name Wine Spectator? My dictionary says a spectator is someone who looks on at a game, show et al. Seems to me like a slap in the face to wine drinkers.

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[Kcwhippet]

I've heard of them. All I know is that they're in Angwin and make a few different Zins in small quantities in the $40 and up price range. Haven't ever seen any of their wines.

[Bucko]

It'll be a cold day in hell before I pay forty bucks for a Zin! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/mad.gif[/img] [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/mad.gif[/img] [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/mad.gif[/img]

[wondersofwine]

Glad Lytton Springs is still around $30 mark.

[TheEngineer]

"Note: Am I the only one who wonders about the name Wine Spectator? ... drinkers."

Your right...in fact, it may be a very appropriate name for the magazines target market,.... wine BUYERS. I've heard the term "Trophy Hunters" which again has a the connotation that the people who read this magazine consider the ownership of the wine more important than the consumption of the wine, or more yet, the appreciation of wine....but then again, I could be totally wrong.

I find I get more information on these pages to be honest. I bought one this month (April) and I remember reading about a 100 score wine...only to find that they made 7 cases in total......okay like it's going to have any relevance to me. It's great that there are suppliers like that but there are probably already as many buyers too that they were custom made for....the Funny thing is that most Wine Spectator readers will most likely never get their hands on that bottle either.

My $0.02

[winoweenie]

If you have any doubt about the relevance of your comments TE spend 20 minutes on the website. I've never seen so many confrotations by so many clueless individuals in my whole ever-lovin-put-together. They take the drivel that is printed and transform it into the prevailing truth. The trophy wines have bred a new type of wine collector. Just for the record I'd love to see how many EMPTY bottles of Screaming Eagle can be found. It's quite possible the 40 cases of 1997 have changed hands 23 times without a single bottle being drunk. There's not one bottle in my cellar that's sacrosanct. And when someone says "that bottle is too good to open for me as I wouldn't appreciate it" I tell them they'll understand when they taste a great wine. The lite goes on, bells ring, and socks roll up-n-down. I love it when someones says " WOW is that sucker GOOD!" WW