Amapola Creek Monte Rosso Vineyard Zinfandel (75cl, 16%)

A 100% Zinfandel wine from Sonoma County's Moon Mountain District, bottled at approximately 15.5-16% ABV in a standard 750ml format. The 2013 vintage earned 95 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. The Monte Rosso Vineyard vines are head-pruned and thought to be over 125 years old, yielding less than one ton per acre. The wine is aged for 16 months in new and seasoned French and American oak barrels. The nose shows blackberry and cassis, with camphor, roasted meats, Provençal herbs and cracked black pepper. The palate is rich with black cherry, blackcurrant and briary wild blueberry, then dusty loamy soil, baked plum, spice box and unsmoked cigar leaf, framed by strong tannins and bright acidity. The finish is long, with blackberry jam, garrigue and black pepper.