Country: US / California
Variety: Zinfandel
Winery: Papapietro Perry / Pauline’s Vineyard
An interesting wine to dissect. It’s very tannic, rather hot in alcohol, and super-spicy, with ripe to ultraripe flavors of wild blackberries, raspberries and currants. Feels a bit rustic and uncoordinated now, but could gain smoothness in a year or two. Certainly it’s a very good example of Dry Creek Zin.