Winery - Tamas Estates
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a briary, peppery, light-bodied young Zin that brings to mind crostini, mozzarella cheese, pork dishes and pasta. It has pleasant flavors of cherries, blackberries and cola.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Lots of zippy acidity in this dry, jammy Zin. It may be too sharp for some people, despite the cherry fruit, beef jerky and spice flavors.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Decent everyday sipper, with heaps of sweet berry flavors wrapped in silky bright acids and dusty tannins. It’s kind of thin in structure and in the finish, but is a perfectly nice quaff for the price. —S.H.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Gets the job done with this dry, crisp everyday sipper. Shows citrus, fig and apricot, with a minty spiciness. Good for cocktails or with appetizers.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tamas has always done a good job with Sangiovese, and that’s because they don’t try too hard. They’re not attempting some kind of fancy Tuscan or super Tuscan wine, just a dry, balanced red wine to have with great food. This is a true Chianti-style wine, with a splash of Barbera,offering a great deal of elegant pleasure at a great price.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A best seller in California because of its spicy, apply aromas and racy flavors. It finishes tart and spicy—very palate cleansing.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Barbera is not among my preferred wines, due to its hot, harsh rustic nature. But this is a good one, and while it keeps its dark, broodingly tannic nature, it offers a wealth of cherry-pie filling and tobacco flavors that will marry well with roasted meats.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A charmingly seductive small lot from Tamas, a sister brand of Wente in the Livermore Valley. The wine has tremendous aromas of violet and oak that evolve into blackberry and cherry flavors, all dry and elegant at the end. Made from 88% Barbera and 12% Petite Sirah, serve this one with grilled meat.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With 10% Barbera, this is a dark, gutsy wine, stuffed with coffee and plum flavors, but the sharpness and sweetness on the finish make it unbalanced.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shows the bright, zesty acidity and citrus and floral flavors that characterize this variety. The alcohol is refreshingly low, only 13%, but the wine is thoroughly dry. Very nice for an aperitif sipper, with shellfish, or with goat cheese and roasted peppers on toasted sourdough.
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