B. Shiftin Cellars-Terroir Napa Valley-Wine Library Tribute Series-Zinfandel-Howell Mountain-Napa Valley-California-2005-$29.99-A big nose of dark fruit and spice, dark purple in color. Still a big Zin for being five years old, black cherries, currants, chocolate, pepper and spice, smooth for such a full bodied red. This wine was a special project of the staff of The Wine Library and they did a great job in producing a very good wine. NR CR-4.5 Good with steak, ribs, pasta.
Tenuta Poggio al Tesoro-Mediterra-Toscana-Italy-2006-$17.98-A elegant nose of berry and chocolate, dark amber in color. A smooth easy drinking red, dark fruit, earth, a juicy wine that was flat out enjoyable. This is the third time I have had this wine in the past few months, all with similar results. WS-92 RP-90 CR-4.5 Good with veal, chicken, pasta.