Louis Martini, Zinfandel Monte Rosso Gnarly Vine Vintage:2016 packed with dark fruit and

packed with dark fruit and rich tannins

the opposite of what more usually happens and at many other top-quality Alsace (or German) estates – notwithstanding the literal meaning of the expression “vendange tardive

(all new French oak) Limpid violet color

a core of cherry and crystallised violet

hoisin and cinnamon on the black cherry and raspberry liqueur scents that also display an herbal hint

Louis Martini, Zinfandel Monte Rosso Gnarly Vine Vintage:2016 packed with dark fruit andMade of 100% Zinfandel aged 15 months in new French (48%) and American (19%) oak, the medium garnet purple colored 2016 Gnarly Vine Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyard opens with incredibly spicy notes of cinnamon stick, cumin seed and Sichuan pepper with a core of raspberry pie, dusty soil, tree bark and underbrush. Full bodied, rich and concentrated, it has a wonderfully plush texture and wicked backbone of freshness, finishing long and perfumed. 1,720