Kunde, Century Vines Reserve Zinfandel, Sonoma Valley

The grapes are sourced from a Sonoma vineyard planted in 1882. 14.8% alcohol. Part of a 3 bottle lineup of Zib’s from 100+ year old vineyards. Deep crimson color. Tar aromas. Huge wine with black cassis and licorice notes. Sweeter finish. Too over the top for me. 84 points.

Very very good, but feels like it might be at it's peak.

Decanted 45 minutes. Nose somewhat muted. Little bit of cedar. Deep garnet color. Dark fruit. Very smooth but not jammy.

Perfekct balance and fruit taste.

Good AM a little nuttier and less sweet than the standard Kunde Zin nice bold great finish nice pepper.

Hand-crafted from massive head-trained vines planted over 130 years ago, this zesty, fruit laden Zinfandel speaks to the heritage of not only the Kunde family in the Sonoma Valley, but winemaking in California 2013 was a very even and long growing season which allowed the slow and steady maturation of our ancient vines. The warm days and cool breezes streaming through the hillsides kept the mildew pressures low giving these old timers ample opportunity to display what they are capable …

Nice Zinfandel with some spice nicely integrated with the fruit. Opened-up some after sitting in the cellar for another year.

Silver 2016 HF

Better with rest and age,even if only a few weeks

Better than my last bottle. Basically the same overall notes. This was my last bottle.

Good but nothing really stood out. The few previous notes describe it best. I only bought one bottle and while I enjoyed it I would not get another for the price.

Very good Zinfandel with some spice integrated with the fruit. Opened-up after a couple of hours. Could use another year or two in the cellar.