11.08.2008

Cline Zinfandel (Sonoma, California, 2007)

3 stars (out of 5)

The best of the bunch, I selected the Cline because I like zinfandel and it had recently been featured on a podcast to which I subscribe. This wine tasted earthy, like freshly turned fields, and had a lingering finish described by different tasters as lingonberry, dark cherry, or currant. Clearly a young wine, it was not very robust and would probably benefit from aging a year or two in the cellar. Overall, I would rate it a fair value at $13.99 but am not sure I would reach for it again so soon.

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