Winemaker Notes
Notes of wild berry and cedar. Concentrated blackberry and black cherry. Bright acid and balanced finish.
Pair with roasted New York Steak with caramelized onion jam and crispy fingerling potatoes.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
This Sonoma County vineyard is one of the state's best sites for Zinfandel as well as Cabernet Sauvignon. One of the best Zinfandels that I have tasted this year, the 2012 Seghesio Family Vineyards Monte Rosso sails onto the palate with a tremendous rush of ripe berries that stays long through the wine's finish. (Tasted: December 5, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
From the famed red soils of the high elevation Monte Rosso Vineyard, the 2012 Zinfandel Monte Rosso reveals more terroir character with notes of earth, iron, red and black fruits, pepper and spice. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy, and more masculine than its siblings, it can be drunk over the next 7-10 years.
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Wine Spectator
A bruiser, powerful and dense, with black cherry, smoky herb and bitter chocolate aromas and briary wild berry, dried sage and cracked pepper flavors. The tannins build on the finish. Best from 2016 through 2022.
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.
Covering the western slopes of the Mayacamas Mountains, facing the city of Sonoma, Moon Mountain District is one of Sonoma’s newest sub-appellations. Here the well-drained, red volcanic and ash soils produce hauntingly intense red wines, mainly from Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon and other Bordeaux varieties.