Cosentino 'The' Zin?
Well well aren't we feeling rather frothy about ourselves, Consentino? I mean, there's only a handful of "The's" that I know of: and if you're gonna count yerself among them ya better BRING IT STRONG. DO YOU HEAR ME!? Seriously.
And let us not overlook The Body
And I am happy to announce that one of the most douchy d-bags in the world
is no longer running this winery, and that's the only reason I took it
off the verboten list and gave it a go. Let's call him "The D-bag". Quite fitting
(name withheld so VdV does not get slapped with a libel suit).
Anyhoo, let's dispense with the "The" randomness and focus on the task at hand. Which is...hold on I forgot. What'd you say? Oh yeah! Shedding some VdV light on the quaffiness of The Zin.
Well, first when you pop the top off this sucka, Marley's "We're jammin, we're jammin blah blah..." should start playing. Yeowsa!
This thing is a big brawny beea-yatch. No denying it. It's super rich, with strong flavors of dark cherry and ripe blackberry. And she'll knock you to the dirt with a 14.6% alcohol level. Actually seemed more alcoholic than that, I think due to some serious extraction which makes this wine kinda hot. And somehow a little green even on the finish. Hey that's what I tasted! Maybe 'cuz it's from Lodi. What the hell good ever came from that barren hell hole anyway?!
So bottom line...this is a big wine. But is it 'The' Zin? Hells no. Don't get me wrong, I mean, I wouldn't kick it outta bed, and I will grant it a 7 outta 10. Actually, no. A 6 1/2 because a) It sells for $30, it should be closer to 20 bones, and b) I have to doubt a winery that would ever hire that d-bag (see above, you skimmer!).
If you want a truly killer Zin, try the Ottimino or the Valdez. We have written these bad boys up in previous rants, check it!
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