Zen of Zin

Simultaneous with trying new wines, I also want to revisit old favorites in order to have them take their entitled place in the list. First off is Ravenswood's Zen of Zin, 2004.

This is an old vine zinfandel, thus an immediate favorite. Additionally, it has a smashing name, great label design, and a wonderful quote at the back portion. Couple this with great, easily drinkable taste, and you've got yourself a winner. Zen of Zin works well both as a drinking wine, in addition to being an excellent companion to a great meal. In short, it works in all capacities. (Well, excepting those rare occasions where you for some bizarre reason only want one glass of wine. Because face it, there's no way you can have just one glass (sometimes just one bottle is tricky) this is the Pringles of wines, once you pop, you can't stop).

Once the bottle is opened and the glass is poured, this wine ensures that the rest of the evening is smooth sailing. The only possible problem is that you can become too preoccupied with the wine to pay adequate attention to whatever else is occurring around you. But this can be turned into one of it's strengths, as it can potentially save you from company which you's rather not have.

Based on all this, the old vine Zen of Zin is awarded with this blog's first 9/10.