Carol Shelton Rocky Reserve Zinfandel 2012
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You purchased the 2020 4/11/23
Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2012
Size
750ML
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Winemaker Notes
Nice dark-red in color, big blueberry-blackberry fruit, spicy-chocolatey oak, nicely focused acidity enhances mineral flavors, elegantly structured tannins for aging, super plush long finish!
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Connoisseurs' Guide
The best Zins from Rockpile have the uncanny ability to be as deeply fruity as any even when very ripe, and this one emphatically makes just that point. It is fully expressed stuff with juicy blackberries to spare, and for all of its very considerable substance and size, it is far more than a study in simple ripeness. It is defined first and foremost by its sustained, beautifully formed fruit, and, once past its ever so slightly viscous beginnings, it proves to be a fairly sturdy and very well-structured wine that looks sure to improve for another four or five years, if not twice that long.
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Carol Shelton is widely cited as the most awarded winemaker in the United States. She has won countless medals for her wines and has been honored as Winemaker of the Year numerous times. After years of working with some of the industry's top winemakers and wineries, Carol continues to win awards and accolades for premium Zinfandels produced under her own brand, Carol Shelton Wines.
In 2000 Carol and her husband Mitch Mackenzie, a former software engineer, launched their own brand – Carol Shelton Wines. Faced with the opportunity to create her own identity and focus on whatever varietals she wanted, Carol chose Zinfandel.
CNC720198_2012 Item# 138908