“Rising from the Sonoma terroir like the weathered fists of century-old men, these 100+ year old vines have seen history.” [from the winery’s website]
Producer: Wine Guerrilla
Grapes: A field blend (yay!) of around 95% Zin and the rest a mix of Carignan, Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouchet.
Appellation: Dry Creek Valley (AVA, California)
Vineyard: Forchini Vineyard
Vintage: 2008
Winemaking: No info on the website, so let’s make shit up: The grapes were press by the feet of Swedish supermodels and the juice was then filtered through the Shroud of Turin.
Price: $30
Tasting notes: A big rich, spicy noseful of dark fruit. Also (and I know how pretentious this sounds), there’s something that reminds me the smell after a rainfall. Definitely can smell the 15.7%. The heat’s there on the palate as well, distracting from the dark berry flavors.
Overall impression: This one is too hot (and a little one note) for me. C+
Free association:
“Imagine what I would have done with my fire breathing fists.” – Charlie Sheen
Image credit: ~Zeigler
More info:
This bottle was provided as a press sample from the winery.
Wine Enthusiast rated this wine an 84, noting the excessive heat.