Louis M. Martini Monte Rosso Vineyard Gnarly Vine Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Zinfandel

País

United States

Região

Sonoma Valley · Sonoma

Denominação

Sonoma Valley

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

medium

Doçura

off-dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201490 pts

  Fully ripe, extracted fruit dominates in this robust, heady wine, a mixture of red berry jam and vanilla that takes on a perceptible sweetness on the palate. From the mighty mountain vineyard, it also shows dustings of dried herb and brush, an herbal undertone that balances its…

• 201390 pts

  Opaque and thick in color, this bombastically powerful and concentrated wine has pruney sweetness lurking on the back palate, softened by sprinkles of vanilla and black pepper atop a sturdy helping of blackberry pie.

• 201288 pts

  Powerfully brambly this gigantic wine hails from a monumental vineyard that consistently delivers fine-tuned tension between structure and intensity. Sizable tannins surround a soft mouthfeel of plum, leather and black pepper, the concentration suggesting aging through 2020.

• 201089 pts

  Distinctive as always, this is another powerful Zinfandel from Martini, which has a long history with this mountain vineyard. The cool 2010 vintage was kind, bringing the wine to its usual high-alcohol superripeness, yet maintaining vital acidity. Notes of raisins, blackberry ja…

• 199786 pts

  From a famous vineyard, this is an interesting, even eccentric Zin. The aromas are claret-like, with currant and blackberry and a strong gamy note, like bacon. The fruit is very ripe, even overripe, and the tannins and acidity are ample. Fans of big, old-style Zins will love it.