Casto Oaks
Port Zinfandel
Sierra Foothills, California, USA
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Fruity nose of mint, cherries, blueberries, dried figs, raisins, spices, eucalyptus, cloves, coffee, chocolates, tobacco, peppermint, licorice and black pepper.
Full-bodied with high acidity and great legs.
Sweet on the palate with blueberries, sweet cherries, black currants, spices, licorice, oak, mint, earth, leather, pencil lead and peppercorn.
Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a nice surprise. A great Vintage Port, made out of Zinfandel grapes from California.
Well-balanced with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel. Feels like a red Zinfandel, but sweet. Good all by itself, as a dessert.
Good right out of the bottle and better after 30 minutes of airtime, when nice tannins come in to play. I really enjoyed the tannins and the mouthfeel on this port. Very unique.
I paired it with sweet desserts.
Aged for 18 months in neutral American oak barrels.
18% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$19.
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Fruity nose of mint, cherries, blueberries, dried figs, raisins, spices, eucalyptus, cloves, coffee, chocolates, tobacco, peppermint, licorice and black pepper.
Full-bodied with high acidity and great legs.
Sweet on the palate with blueberries, sweet cherries, black currants, spices, licorice, oak, mint, earth, leather, pencil lead and peppercorn.
Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a nice surprise. A great Vintage Port, made out of Zinfandel grapes from California.
Well-balanced with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel. Feels like a red Zinfandel, but sweet. Good all by itself, as a dessert.
Good right out of the bottle and better after 30 minutes of airtime, when nice tannins come in to play. I really enjoyed the tannins and the mouthfeel on this port. Very unique.
I paired it with sweet desserts.
Aged for 18 months in neutral American oak barrels.
18% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$19.