Accolades
92 Points, Best Buy
Wine Enthusiast, October 2024
"This wine is lush, with aromas of boysenberry, blueberry, violet, coriander and vanilla spice on the nose. The flavors on the palate are strawberry preserve, raspberry coulis, Key lime cream and fresh spearmint, interwoven with mocha, dried herbs and a dry, supple finish. Pair with grilled venison with polenta."
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2020 Vintage
94 Points, Platinum Medal
Best of Show Zinfandel
Sommelier Challenge, 2022
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90 Points, Best Buy
Wine Enthusiast Magazine, February 2023
Full of flavor and generous without being overbearing, this well-balanced Zin gives notes of black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, nutmeg, vanilla, cocoa, fresh-cut cedar wood, potpourri and black pepper spice. Grippy tannins coat the palate while acidity adds a line of freshness throughout. Flavors persist with a fairly long, warm finish.
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92 Points, Award of Excellence
"Aromas of cherrywood, beets and bramble-mocha are fresh and bright. Slate-lathered, licorice-washed tannins dry the tongue, followed by a coffee plum that gallops across the palate. Nutmeg and deep blueberry-sage exclaims texture and a well-defined finish."
Meridith May, The Tasting Panel, 2022
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92 Points
"...Does a great job at getting at true regional character, showing brambly fruit, pepper and fall spice notes over supple tannic structure and carrying through a long finish that’s well integrated and has enough stuffing to cut through gourmet burgers or well-marbled steaks."
Rich Cook, Wine Review Online, September 2022
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94 Points, Platinum Medal
Best of Show Zinfandel
Sommelier Challenge, 2022
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90 Points, Best Buy
Wine Enthusiast Magazine, February 2023
Full of flavor and generous without being overbearing, this well-balanced Zin gives notes of black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, nutmeg, vanilla, cocoa, fresh-cut cedar wood, potpourri and black pepper spice. Grippy tannins coat the palate while acidity adds a line of freshness throughout. Flavors persist with a fairly long, warm finish.
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92 Points, Award of Excellence
"Aromas of cherrywood, beets and bramble-mocha are fresh and bright. Slate-lathered, licorice-washed tannins dry the tongue, followed by a coffee plum that gallops across the palate. Nutmeg and deep blueberry-sage exclaims texture and a well-defined finish."
Meridith May, The Tasting Panel, 2022
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92 Points
"...Does a great job at getting at true regional character, showing brambly fruit, pepper and fall spice notes over supple tannic structure and carrying through a long finish that’s well integrated and has enough stuffing to cut through gourmet burgers or well-marbled steaks."
Rich Cook, Wine Review Online, September 2022
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Alc. 14.5%
Sierra Foothills
California
Elegant, Full-Bodied
Sierra Foothills Vineyard Sourcing
The Sierra Foothills, nestled against the Sierra Nevada mountain range in central California, is renowned for producing California's finest Zinfandels, some of them crafted from 19th-century vines. This organically farmed old vine vineyard is planted on hillsides with soils of sandy clay loam derived from decomposed granite. The warm days and cool evening breezes from the Sierra Mountains promote full ripening of the grapes and a balanced acidity, leading to robust, intensely flavored wines.
