http://blog.maxdunn.com/articles/2006/09/04/norman-2003-zinfandel-the-monster-paso-robles en-us 40 Max Dunn's Personal Blog <p>Last spring when we were down in <a href="http://www.maxdunn.com/typo/articles/2006/04/17/spring-trip-2006">Newport</a>, dinner was going to be ready in 25 minutes and we realized that we didn&#8217;t have any wine. So Suzanne and I tore over to <a href="http://www.hitimewine.net/">Hi-Time Cellar</a>, headed straight downstairs and asked the first employee we saw for the biggest, jammiest zinfandel they had under $20. He thought for a moment and then led us to the <a href="http://www.normanvineyards.com/">Norman Vineyard</a> <a href="http://www.normanvineyards.com/html/2003_zinfandel_monster.html">2003 Paso Robles Zinfandel</a>, nicknamed &#8220;The Monster&#8221;. At 15.8% alcohol, it looked like it would fit the bill, and we were not disappointed.</p> <p>This wine does have the jammy fruit you expect in a zinfandel, but it also has an intriguing nose of oak and vanilla and a level of acidity that gives it a nice complexity. It is a little over the top maybe, but that is okay.</p> <p>4 out of 5 stars.</p> <p>As of August 4, 2006, here are some places you can find this wine:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.vintagewinemerchants.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=11_570&#38;products_id=21941">Vintage Wine Merchants</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.greenjug.com/zinfandel.asp">Green Jug</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wadeswines.com/">Wades Wines</a></li> </ul> Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:04:44 -0700 urn:uuid:cef57680-9faa-41f5-86b0-6b1ee837739e Max Dunn http://blog.maxdunn.com/articles/2006/09/04/norman-2003-zinfandel-the-monster-paso-robles Wine and Whiskey