Winemaker Notes
Rich notes of bramble fruit, candied strawberry, cocoa powder, and pomegranate molasses greet you in the glass. On the palate, the wine offers both fruit-driven and savory elements with notes of plum, black cherry, fig, baking spices, leather, and the vaguest of hints of the volcanic ash upon which it is grown. Elegant fine-grained tannins complete this stellar example of 100+ year old vine Zinfandel.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
From a vineyard planted in 1905—so much for Coombsville being a "new" growing area—the 2021 Zinfandel R.W. Moore Vineyard spent 10 months in French oak, 25% new. Medium to full-bodied, it boasts some classic cooler-climate Zin aromatics, like red raspberries and cherries, hints of briar patch and even notes suggestive of stone fruit, underscored on the lengthy finish by silky tannins and hints of mocha.
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Wine Enthusiast
Broad, soft and plush, this rich and ripe wine from a vineyard planted in 1905 drips blackberries, blueberry syrup and plumjam flavors. A full body and posh, fine-grained tannins give the mouthfeel good heft. The wine is packed with intense, almost-sweet fruits.
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Wine Spectator
A handsome red that's zesty yet refined, with lively black cherry, spice and cinnamon flavors that flesh out toward fine-grained tannins. Drink now.
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James Suckling
Ripe mulberries, crushed wild berries, spiced orange peel, dried flowers and wet stones. Juicy and polished on the palate with a medium body and fresh, fruit-forward finish.
Unapologetically bold, spice-driven and jammy, Zinfandel has secured its title as the darling of California vintners by adapting well to the state's diverse microclimates and landscapes. Born in Croatia, it later made its way to southern Italy where it was named Primitivo. Fortunately, the imperial nursery of Vienna catalogued specimens of the vine, and it later made its way to New England in 1829. Parading the true American spirit, Zinfandel found a new home in California during the Gold Rush of 1849. Somm Secret—California's ancient vines of Zinfandel are those that survived the neglect of Prohibition; today these vines produce the most concentrated, ethereal and complex examples.
Situated in the southeastern corner of Napa Valley in the Vaca range, the vineyards of the Coombsville AVA enjoy a long growing season mitigated by cool, San Pablo Bay fog.