Tasting Highlights: California Zinfandel

These 11 exceptional 2006 Zinfandels show that the Golden State's Zins are worth laying down for a spell
Tim Fish
Posted: January 12, 2009

Zinfandel is a wine typically built for immediate drinking, but this week's selection of new releases challenges that notion. Most of these wines are full-bodied and armed with muscular tannins, suggesting that a little time in the cellar will allow the edges to smooth out.

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