My last bottle of zinfandel before I go up and purchase more, I chose to open this bottle and fill up a glass, letting it sit for some twenty minutes before taking a sip.  Well, the bottle was at least two feet away from me sitting on my nightstand when it's great aroma started permeating the room.

While not filled with the flavors of dark cherries, this wine exudes more dark plums and tobacco, but in this instance I love it, unlike the last Zinfandel I reviewed.  This wine is just a little heavy with no over the top alcohol percentage which would normally raise the temperature in the back of your throat.  The taste is well rounded and this wine would go elegantly with chocolate cake, or a cigar if you like them.