On May 15, 9:43*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> I smoked a beef brisket yesterday and opened a bottle of 2008 Orin
> Swift Saldo *California Zinfandel. *This is a blend of a number of
> differnet vineyards from a number of California AVA's. *Dark reddish
> purple in the glass. *Nose of fresh crushed berries, sage and
> bramble. *Deep, ripe berry flavors on the palate,a bit of black pepper
> and spice, quite fresh and fruity on the palate but not cloying. I
> enjoyed it with the smoked brisket. "B+"

I really like this wine though tendency is, as with Orin Swift wines
to be very big. We had this about a month ago with a steak and it went
wonderfully. B+ to A- for me.