Red
Estate Bottled Zinfandel
Howell Mountain · Napa · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Zinfandel
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Howell Mountain · Napa
- Appellation
- Howell Mountain, Napa, California, US
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- off-dry
Food pairing
roasted ribs · barbecue · smoked meats · aged cheeses · grilled eggplant
Rated vintages
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201085 pts
Pretty long in the bottle, this rich, soft, thick Zin offers a stewy taste of plums that veers sweet into molasses and jam. On the finish is an additional thickness of black pepper and leather.
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200385 pts
At nearly six years of age, this Zin is fully ready to drink. It's dropped its hard tannins and is now soft and supple, offering rich flavors of blackberries, cherries, cola, figs, cedar and pepper. Purists will find it overly sweet.