Louis Martini, Zinfandel Monte Rosso Gnarly Vine Vintage:2016 smoke and petrol introduces extract

smoke and petrol introduces extract rich and mouth coating medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent size and weight

What impresses me most about the 2009s is the elegance of their tannin

Poggio delle Rose was planted in 1990 with a clonal selection taken from Castell-in Villa's original vineyards

while the Heytesbury Chardonnay—the estate's flagship white wine—has been pushed back into the following year

To be sure

Louis Martini, Zinfandel Monte Rosso Gnarly Vine Vintage:2016 smoke and petrol introduces extractMade 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. 1,720