“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.

Alcohol: 15.7% (!)

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.