Red

Rezerve Zinfandel

Amador County · Sierra Foothills · United States

Fact sheet

barbecue · rich meats

201392 pts

Light hints of licorice and clove dance around lusciously ripe fruit flavors in this big, layered and almost monumental wine. The fruit is darker than usual, like black plum and currant, while the thick yet fine tannins massage the mouth as you sip and pull all that gorgeous fru…
201187 pts

Easy-drinking and dry, it starts with pleasant strawberry and raspberry aromas that lead to moderately rich fruit flavors accented with white pepper. It doesn't feel as full-bodied as one might expect from Amador, and has an almost soft, silky finish.
201084 pts

A Zin with notes of cedar, leather and sour red fruit, this offers tannic grip from start to finish. Slightly savory, it shows hints of toasty vanilla on the finish.
200985 pts

This is a dark, brooding and earthy Zin, that's high in alcohol, intensely oaky, and with a huge black pepper character that dives head first towards the finish into slightly pruny land.
200687 pts

Here's an exuberant, country-style Zin that's easy to drink with barbecue. It's enormously fruity in blackberries, currants, mulberries and cinnamon-spicy mocha, with firm tannins that need rich meats to unlock. Drink soon.