Joseph Jewell Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2018
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Category | Red Wine |
Varietal | |
Brand | Joseph Jewell |
Origin | California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley |
Alcohol/vol | 14.5% |
The rich, volcanic soils provide the base for the incredible concentration of flavor that the grapes from the Grist Vineyard showcase in the glass. We find this wine to be where power and elegance meet–a special offering of delicious bramble fruits, spicy aromas, and a full mouthfeel that is sure to please. A wine that beckons with aromas of tart cranberry, candied raspberry, baked cherry pie, candied orange peel, cured salami, clove, tingling wormwood, and hints of Chartreuse spices. The palate is equally alluring, with a lighter-bodied mouthfeel and grippy tannins headlined by flavors of orange blossom, black raspberry, fresh cranberry, dried leather, and alfalfa. A true Pinot lovers’ Zinfandel.
Wine Enthusiast
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Smoothly integrated, complex and structured, this impressive wine is dry, leathery and gamy. Brooding blackberry and black-cherry flavors get a boost of complexity in the form of peppery spice: a mix of white pepper, nutmeg and clove.