I had this at a friend's house and forgot to write down all my thoughts but I do remember that all I heard was how great this wine drank and how delicious it was. I had it decanted for about an hour before we tried it. I do remember it was a bit jammy on the taste as it felt you just had a piece of toast with blackberry jam. It rounded out well throughout the night. It was an excellent definition of a high quality Zinfandel

Opened late night and the nose to me was very hard. All I could smell was strong alcohol. The taste was tart and a little bit of fruit came out. its a nice dark purple color.

After a night decanting, the nose opened up and defiantly smell blackberries and current (?). The tartness went away and i finally taste the fruit. The finish was a bit weak and mild tannins.
This went well with food ( brie and pita chips) so if you have the time to decant do so if you want to drink now. Very Good for the price if you have the time.

I might wait half a year or so until I open the other bottle but not sure how much structure will be left then.

The long and short of it is that this wine is smooooth...Much smoother than I was anticipating, honestly. Cherries and plums on the nose. This wine was not decanted Like The alcohol is totally under control and there is a fair amount of tannins in the wine. The wine was a little lacking in flavor and dimension. Starting to get more flavors and some pepper/spicy tastes that would let me believe that after it decants for a while it will really open up and be a great wine.

This isn't a huge fruit-bomb wine that will knock your socks off, but I think that's great. It's incredibly classy and will go with a lot of foods.

I am not as well versed as some people are at writing reviews but here is my go

11:28 am Just opened dark, purple/ reddish hint, very strong nose, slight smoky, oaky ( not too much oak)
1st swirl Give this guy some air. It apparently loves it. The fruit noise just pops out. blackberry some cherry, there is a slight spice on the nose
1st taste a little dry with some fruit a little taken back since the noise was huge. It has been only 10 mins since I opened it. Can't wait to see 1 hour

12:04 pm Second glass noise is more pronounced .. very fruity dark fruit..I want to now say black cherry. I can now smell the vanilla on the oak
2nd taste more smoother - a lot of fruit now ..middle of the tongue you can feel some tannins

12:20 This noise is jammy. After a drink it was smooth, almost like velvet with little or no heat ( not that I was exspecting any). It is what I call a sit down and enjoy a movie wine. That is it is deep enough to bring intense flavor and have nosy but you won't have a mouth where you need to eat or drink something. Some really oaky cabs do this

12:40 final thoughts

This cab needs some air and time when opened to become a well mended and beautiful glass of wine. The noise is pronounced and a little jammy for me. The body turns to velvet and melds in your mouth. This is not a high tannins wine but does give a slight punch in the middle of the tongue. The final couple of sips gave almost a earthy tone but not sure what.I think I will cellar it for maybe a year more but if the time is right I will open it this year.