This wine is made only when the grapes are right, in select vintages. 2013 was such a year. This dark wine smells delicious, with dark fruit challenged by oak spice, cedar and vanilla being the most prominent. The nose is complex, with notes of licorice, cinnamon and blackberry coming forth. Tobacco and chocolate abet those flavors on the palate. It’s 93% Petite Sirah and 7% Zinfandel, with mostly neutral oak use in the aging. Alcohol hits 14.5% abv and only 250 cases were made.
This wine is made only when the grapes are right, in select vintages. 2013 was such a year. This dark wine smells delicious, with dark fruit challenged by oak spice, cedar and vanilla being the most prominent. The nose is complex, with notes of licorice, cinnamon and blackberry coming forth. Tobacco and chocolate abet those flavors on the palate. It’s 93% Petite Sirah and 7% Zinfandel, with mostly neutral oak use in the aging. Alcohol hits 14.5% abv and only 250 cases were made.
Jul 7th, 2016
Fantastic. Smooth. Tangy. Tingles the roof of my moth. Sweetly earthy, but not jammy at all. Dusty, but light tannins. Wow!
Fantastic. Smooth. Tangy. Tingles the roof of my moth. Sweetly earthy, but not jammy at all. Dusty, but light tannins. Wow!
May 9th, 2017
Mendocino, North Coast, California, USA
