Manifesto Zinfandel (75cl, 13.9%)

A 100% Zinfandel red wine from Lodi, California, bottled at 13.9% ABV in a 750ml bottle. Manifesto Wine Cellars operates out of Napa and sources its fruit from Lodi, taking a lower-alcohol, higher-acid approach compared with denser California Zinfandels. The 2013 vintage earned 91 points from Wine Enthusiast and a Silver Medal at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. The nose shows ripe blackberry, dark cherry pie, rose petal, cassis, black tea, soft vanilla and spice-driven oakiness. The palate has baker's chocolate, baking spice, cedar, black cherry, blackberry, firm acidity, fine-grained tannins and velvety viscosity. The finish is persistent with smoke, dark spice and ripe berry.