Elyse
Korte Ranch Vineyard Zinfandel
St. Helena, Napa Valley, California, USA
Very fluid and rich, but not jammy. Rich blackberry fruit with sweet spice on the nose. In the mouth it’s rich and enveloping, with very low acidity, but that’s not necessarily unbalancing it. On the palate the fruit is augmented with a granular sandstoney minerality. A tad bit of heat in the finish.
Very fluid and rich, but not jammy. Rich blackberry fruit with sweet spice on the nose. In the mouth it’s rich and enveloping, with very low acidity, but that’s not necessarily unbalancing it. On the palate the fruit is augmented with a granular sandstoney minerality. A tad bit of heat in the finish.
Aug 9th, 2021Elyse is a benchmark Zin producer IMHO and this is a solid effort. Needs some air because it’s a little locked up initially. Then it gives off classic Napa Zin scents of restrained and pure black raspberry and warm gravel. It’s also got a thing that reminds me of an old rich guy’s mahogany and Corinthian leather appointed library. It’s low-toned in the mouth, with a peppery scorched earth thing initially, with fruit coming on later. For me, the scorched earth thing brings the composite down a bit.
Elyse is a benchmark Zin producer IMHO and this is a solid effort. Needs some air because it’s a little locked up initially. Then it gives off classic Napa Zin scents of restrained and pure black raspberry and warm gravel. It’s also got a thing that reminds me of an old rich guy’s mahogany and Corinthian leather appointed library. It’s low-toned in the mouth, with a peppery scorched earth thing initially, with fruit coming on later. For me, the scorched earth thing brings the composite down a bit.
Jan 10th, 2021
This Zin continues to impress me. Plum, blueberry, fig, black pepper, espresso, and light tobacco. Juicy and smooth on the palate. Round acidity and tannins. Lingering candied and smoky finish.
Paring with burger is as good as it gets. Fantastic value for a single vineyard bottling from St. Helena.
This Zin continues to impress me. Plum, blueberry, fig, black pepper, espresso, and light tobacco. Juicy and smooth on the palate. Round acidity and tannins. Lingering candied and smoky finish.
Paring with burger is as good as it gets. Fantastic value for a single vineyard bottling from St. Helena.
Delicious with puttanesca which means roughly your mother is a whore in Italian.
Delicious with puttanesca which means roughly your mother is a whore in Italian.
Feb 11th, 2021
2016 - Fruit forward, slight green pepper bouquet; medium mouthfeel and finish; easy drinking.
2016 - Fruit forward, slight green pepper bouquet; medium mouthfeel and finish; easy drinking.
Jan 26th, 2021
