|
|
Wine Recommendation
Mazzocco Vineyards
2005 Zinfandel, Stone Ranch(Alexander Valley)
A: not at all ebullient aromatically; some hints of dark fruit and sweetness but mostly the wine is keeping its secrets in reserve.
B: Until you sip. Impressively cool, sweet entry with a lot of blueberry in the black cherries, some clove and allspice, dry earth, figs and pomegranate - good complexity with harmony to boot, and it all carries through to the finish. Plenty of bramble and texture and enough tannin to undergird everything else.
C: a full-spectrum Zin experience that also has distinct personality from the vineyard and the vintage. Drinking very, very well.
Reviewed May 29, 2008 by Thom Elkjer.
Other reviewed wines from Mazzocco Vineyards
The Wine
Winery: Mazzocco Vineyards |
The Reviewer
Thom Elkjer
Thom Elkjer has been reviewing wines professionally for more than ten years. He has contributed to Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, served as Wine Editor for Wine Country Living and is Wine Editor for WineCountry.Com. He also writes for newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and Europe and judges at major international wine competitions. |