meeker wines from california

Tasted today with the Meekers of California. it is always enjoyable to taste with people who are so into their work. these two obviously have a passion for wine and also for life. very cool people. here are some of the wines we tried. 11th rack zinfandel..my least favorite..had an earthy pungent nose of parmesian cheese...fruity..soft...rustic colors. it seems that they had a consistent theme of rich full flavors with soft tannins. my blogger seems to not be letting me use the enter key to start a new line so these will run together......A new line for them is gold leaf which i was very taken with. For $16 very good representation of the grape and again very juicy with soft tannins and some nice grip ...kind of reminded me of cool climate merlot and cab.... handprint merlot a cool looking bottle because each one is individually given an acrylic handprint by the winery owners and maker...i was smelling tobacco and again juicy fruit... the barbarian a blend of zin and barbera...a touch earthy but fruit on the end ...something like plum with silky tannin...great bbq wine..finally tutu luna a blend of gewurztraminer, moscato and chenin... very lush but a touch rustic on the finish. lots of orange peel.. was told this would make a nice martini with 1 shot of vodka and strawberrys sliced and shaken.