Country: US / Open Invite
Variety: Red Blend California
Winery: HammerSky / Paso Robles
This untraditional blend works well, with the leathery 25% Merlot component restraining the boisterous fruit of the 75% Zinfandel. The nose mixes gravel, black-cherry blossom, mint and black cardamom, while the palate is both ripe and grippy, with olallieberries, plum-skin tannins, woody elderberries and vanilla bean. It’s quite complex and dynamic.