Purple in color. The nose has red berries, dust, warmth and some sour cherries. On the palate, the red fruits continue. This is ripe. Not deep but tasty. Easy drinking. Went well with roasted acorn squash and butter sauce. Good finish. This older winery has a range of nice wines. This one was $16 and its hard to beat that value. Drink up in the next year or two.
Boy, this is in a nice place right now. Delicious and enjoyable and seems to have put on a bit of weight and showing more complexity than it did on release. Purple in color, clear and dark. The nose has nice black cherry fruit with a bit of dust and a bit of bramble. Slight tannins. The black cherry fruit continues to the palate. There is some depth here along with a bit of warm gravelly notes. Long finish. This makes easy drinking and was just as good on Day 2. It is great on its own and will go well with BBQ and other hearty or spicy foods. Great value!
This is from the Cortina vineyard which is older low yielding vines. It is a bit pricier but still a nice value in the red wine world and an outstanding wine. Purple in color with some ruby swirls. Clear and bright. The nose is nice with black cherries, baking spice and black pepper. On the palate, this has a wonderful texture. Rich and velvety yet the wine is concentrated. Lots of depth and complexity as well. Black cherries, earth, bramble and slight pepper. Good acidity. Long finish. A very pretty wine that was better on Day 2. This should easily last a decade although for th
Deep ruby in color, clear and bright. The nose is nice with black cherries, some bramble and slight spice. On the palate, this has sweet red fruits. Drinking easy and delicious if not a lot of depth. Nice texture. Made for short term consumption. Works with heavier foods.
This drinks like an old school Zinfandel. It took some time to open and then drank quite well. It is not a fruit bomb. Deep ruby in color. Really a very interesting color for a Zinfandel. On the nose this has nice cherries with a peppery quality to it. Very concentrated. On the palate, this is also concentrated. Layers of cherries, black cherries and warm earth. Some pepper on the finish. This is great on its own or with food as well. Seems like it should last a decade as its "claret" qualities come out. A pleasure to taste. Better on day 2.
