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Storybook 1982-87

June 22, 2009 at 11:00 PM | categories: wine | View Comments

The wines were a mix of Estate and Napa grapes, all 100% Zinfandel. Notes are mine, and sometimes I disagreed with the group ranking.

  • 1987 Estate Reserve (13.5%): group rank 1; cedar-box nose, still has good tannic structure and a long finish.
  • 1984 Estate Reserve (13.5%): group rank 3; rich and brambly.
  • 1985 Napa (13.5%): group rank 7; seemed off to me, with a musty mocha character.
  • 1983 Estate Reserve (13.5%): group rank 5; good minerality and some typical Zinfandel raisins.
  • 1985 Estate Reserve (13.5%): group rank 6; some bottle-stink, which diminished with time.
  • 1982 Estate Reserve (13.5%): group rank 2; some bottle-stink at first.
  • 1987 Napa (13.5%): group rank 4; seemed to be drying out early, but still rewarding.


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