Peachy Canyon Westside 2006 Zinfandel, $17.77, 88 points, is a totally different animal from its weak-kneed underling from the Paso Robles Appellation reviewed earlier (Peachy-Canyon-not-always-Peachy-Keen).
The color is deep and dark with youth still flexing its muscle.
The nose is a more typical spice and black cherry aroma of good Zinfandel wines. The early palate is lush and smooth with lots of fruit and a very big black pepper finish.
I'm very glad that I found this wine and decided to fight my last experience with Peachy Canyon, for I delight in giving this Zinfandel a good review.
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I just got this from the Philadelphia wine school: http://archive.aweber.com/wineschool/7TMRU/h/Wine_School_Newsletter_June.htm
ReplyDelete"Peachy Canyon 2007 Westside Zinfandel
This winery produces a lot of wine, mostly zins and zin blends. Generally, they are kinda bland. This bottle, which usually sells for about $18, almost always bucks that trend. With fruit coming from some of the cooler vineyards in Paso Robles, it has a savory and burning sage quality that turns it into something very special."
Today is June 24, 2011, and once again I feel vindicated.