If you haven’t tried anything from Cameron Hughes’ line, this might be the wine to hip you to the concept. Mr. Hughes is using this label for high end products offered at low end pricing, and this tasty Zinfandel shows well the sort of value you can expect across the portfolio. It’s a dry, food friendly expression that’s long on pepper and bright red fruit, and racy acidity makes it drink more like a jazzy Pinot Noir – or a straight up old school Zinfandel. It’ll work well from the grill to the cheese plate.
de Négoce, Dry Creek Valley (Sonoma County, California) Zinfandel 2018
By Rich Cook