Consilience 1998 Rhodes Vineyard Zinfandel (Redwood Valley)

Country: US / Rhodes Vineyard
Variety: Zinfandel California
Winery: Consilience / Redwood Valley

The ripe berry flavors wear a veil of deeply toasted oak in this smooth and supple wine, but does it with finesse. Flavorful, smooth and not weighty, it has a pleasing, even texture on the tongue and displays good persistence with berry, pepper and dark toast flavors lingering on the back end. Perhaps over-oaked, but suavely so.