Country: U.S.A.

Region: Sonoma Valley

Vintage: 2016

Cépage: Zinfandel (100%)

Size: 750 ml

Rating(s): 96 (RP); 94 (JS) 

"Made of 100% Zinfandel aged 15 months in new French (48%) and American (19%) oak, the medium garnet-purple colored 2016 Gnarly Vine Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyard opens with incredibly spicy notes of cinnamon stick, cumin seed and Sichuan pepper with a core of raspberry pie, dusty soil, tree bark and underbrush. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, it has a wonderfully plush texture and wicked backbone of freshness, finishing long and perfumed."

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