Comments on: Who said zinfandel won’t age? http://www.centralcoastwinereport.com/winesooth/2008/11/03/who-said-zinfandel-wont-age/ searching for truth in wine Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:35:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Wineblog Round-Up: Do Zins Improve With Age? – Louisville Juice http://www.centralcoastwinereport.com/winesooth/2008/11/03/who-said-zinfandel-wont-age/#comment-2429 Wineblog Round-Up: Do Zins Improve With Age? – Louisville Juice Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:15:23 +0000 http://www.redwinebuzz.com/winesooth/?p=975#comment-2429 [...] a posting called “Who Said Zinfandel Won’t Age?” Red Wine Buzz argues that there’s a certain self-fulfilling quality to the conventional [...] [...] a posting called “Who Said Zinfandel Won’t Age?” Red Wine Buzz argues that there’s a certain self-fulfilling quality to the conventional [...]

]]> By: Tish http://www.centralcoastwinereport.com/winesooth/2008/11/03/who-said-zinfandel-wont-age/#comment-515 Tish Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:40:05 +0000 http://www.redwinebuzz.com/winesooth/?p=975#comment-515 I was fortunate years ago to have an oldish (10+ years) Zin at Louis Martini, with Louis P. Martini. I distinctly remember him saying that full-bodied Zins tend to taste pretty similar to comparably aged Napa/Sonoma Cabernets after about 10 years. Havent' tasted any samplings side by side lately, but from my expeirence, he was right. I was fortunate years ago to have an oldish (10+ years) Zin at Louis Martini, with Louis P. Martini. I distinctly remember him saying that full-bodied Zins tend to taste pretty similar to comparably aged Napa/Sonoma Cabernets after about 10 years. Havent’ tasted any samplings side by side lately, but from my expeirence, he was right.

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