This wine reflects a conscious effort to buck the unfortunate trend of too ripe, too alcoholic, too jammy Zins. It’s got a lively, nose of pomegranate and barely ripe blackberry, some spice, and a bit of crushed rock minerality. In the mouth it’s lean and bone dry, with black cherry fruit and lots of stony minerals. Great acids and a framework of fine-grained, chalky tannin. While I love this effort, ideally I’d like just a teensy bit more ripeness to allow the Zinfandel spicy blackberry/black raspberry fruit to shine and a tad more density.
This wine reflects a conscious effort to buck the unfortunate trend of too ripe, too alcoholic, too jammy Zins. It’s got a lively, nose of pomegranate and barely ripe blackberry, some spice, and a bit of crushed rock minerality. In the mouth it’s lean and bone dry, with black cherry fruit and lots of stony minerals. Great acids and a framework of fine-grained, chalky tannin. While I love this effort, ideally I’d like just a teensy bit more ripeness to allow the Zinfandel spicy blackberry/black raspberry fruit to shine and a tad more density.
Mar 21st, 2023
Quite a well balanced zin. Varietally correct but just toned down a little bit from all those 16% abv wines. Very nice fruit, well structured, even has a bit of tannin. Well made
Quite a well balanced zin. Varietally correct but just toned down a little bit from all those 16% abv wines. Very nice fruit, well structured, even has a bit of tannin. Well made
Nov 20th, 2015
Very nice Zin. Just the right amount of fruit, tannins and kick of black pepper on the back end. Dig it!
Very nice Zin. Just the right amount of fruit, tannins and kick of black pepper on the back end. Dig it!
Nov 23rd, 2014
Pleasantly balanced #zinfandel. More subtle than expected bramble fruit nose. Beautifully restrained Zin on palate - succulent acidity, some vanilla, toasty oak notes, characteristic spice on the finish.
Pleasantly balanced #zinfandel. More subtle than expected bramble fruit nose. Beautifully restrained Zin on palate - succulent acidity, some vanilla, toasty oak notes, characteristic spice on the finish.
Jan 22nd, 2023
Very nice, but had even higher expectations, perhaps unfairly. 2016 vintage
Very nice, but had even higher expectations, perhaps unfairly. 2016 vintage
Sep 17th, 2020
Good fruit, long finish, not spicy.
Good fruit, long finish, not spicy.
Oct 17th, 2016
Nice fruit, tannins controlled, no perceptible oak. Liked it
Nice fruit, tannins controlled, no perceptible oak. Liked it
May 23rd, 2015
Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
