Red
Carol Shelton Monga Zin Lopez Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel (Cucamonga Valley)
Cucamonga Valley · South Coast · United States
Ficha técnica
- Tipo
- Red
- Uva
- Zinfandel
- País
- United States
- Região
- Cucamonga Valley · South Coast
- Denominação
- Cucamonga Valley
- Corpo
- full
- Acidez
- medium
- Tanino
- medium
- Doçura
- dry
Harmonização
carnes grelhadas · costela barbecue · pizza de calabresa · queijos maturados · churrasco
Safras avaliadas
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201391 pts
Hailing from vines planted in 1918 when the Los Angeles area was the state's top vineyard zone, this bottling shows elegant blackberry meringue, lavender chiffon and hedonistic fudge on the nose. Purple flowers also show on the palate, as do Earl Grey tea, plum rinds and black-p…
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200988 pts
Sourced from dry farmed, organic vines planted in 1918, Carol Shelton's Monga is a mouthful of a wine, layered with cinnamon spice, blueberry, chocolate and oak, and still very concentrated and dry, with room to grow and mellow.
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200885 pts
Not a ton of fruit on the nose but a respectable single-vineyard from Zin master Carol Shelton made from organically grown, dry-farmed 92-year-old vines, coaxed into a spicy, brambly wine from a very unusual appellation.