Louis Martini, Zinfandel Monte Rosso Gnarly Vine Vintage:2016 What impresses me most about

What impresses me most about the 2009s is the elegance of their tannin

smoke and petrol introduces extract rich and mouth coating medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent size and weight

while the Heytesbury Chardonnay—the estate's flagship white wine—has been pushed back into the following year

this is the best wine in the range

Louis Martini, Zinfandel Monte Rosso Gnarly Vine Vintage:2016 What impresses me most aboutMade 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