The 2007 ClandestiZin is dark in color with an almost inky hue. The initial dark fruit is followed by a fragrant aromatic nose of cedar, ripe fruit, and slight tobacco. Then, wow! the mid palate is an elegant beautiful multi-layered combination of blueberries, dark honey, and an oak lift to compliment the fruit flavors. The finish is weighty yet shows a balanced, enjoyable viscous, opulent fruit bomb, showing a playful character. The finish gains depth and even more complexity and is an incredible mixture of finesse, elegance, and backbone. The ripe fruit nature of this wine is immediate with overtones of the famous Grist Vineyard terroir of luscious, swank, sumptuous fruit. But like our 2006 ClandestZin, the wine is forward and quite drinkable now - it will become even more balanced and subtle over the next year. But like the 2006, doubt you can keep a case for a year as the desire to "pull another bottle" of this smooth quintessential California Zinfandel will be too tempting!