This is without a doubt one of the best Zinfandels I’ve tasted all year. Like all good Zin it’s bold and forthright but it is also remarkably elegant. Judiciously poised in its profusion of rich fruit and black-pepper spice flavors, it glides smoothly across the palate then lingers on with a persistent and complex finish.
Pedroncelli, Dry Creek Valley (Sonoma County, California) Zinfandel 2011
By Marguerite Thomas