Seghesio Rockpile Zinfandel 2015
-
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine -
Spirits
Wine & -
Dunnuck
Jeb
Product Details
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
-
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Zinfandel Rockpile is medium garnet-purple colored and delivers notions of blackberry pie, dried lavender, mocha and mincemeat pie with touches of menthol and dried herbs. The palate is full-bodied and built like a brick house with firm, grainy tannins and a racy line supporting the densely packed, muscular fruit, finishing very long and very spicy.
-
Wine Spectator
Plump and polished but intensely structured, with floral wild berry and orange peel aromas and richly layered black raspberry, mocha and pepper flavors. Drink now through 2026.
-
Wine & Spirits
This wine’s scents of gunflint, pu-erh tea and roses emerge out of its tense tannins, their mineral intensity driving the sweet red fruit flavors. It’s spunky, spicy and bright, with the nonchalant beauty of fruit picked at the right time. Deliciously rustic, this would be a great match for roast baby goat.
-
Jeb Dunnuck
From an AVA located just to the north of the Dry Creek Valley, the 2015 Zinfandel Rockpile checks in as 100% Zinfandel (most wines from this estate are blends) that spent 14 months in 15% new French oak. It has a darker, plummy, spice and scorched earth-driven bouquet, medium to full body, a broad, expansive texture, and remarkable elegance and purity. It's another terrifically balanced, high-class Zinfandel from this estate that should keep for upwards of a decade.
Other Vintages
2019-
Dunnuck
Jeb -
Spectator
Wine
-
Spectator
Wine -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Spectator
Wine -
Dunnuck
Jeb
-
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert
-
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert
-
Wong
Wilfred
-
Spectator
Wine
-
Parker
Robert
-
Spectator
Wine
Established in 1895, Seghesio Family Vineyards produces benchmark Zinfandels that honor five generations of winegrowing leadership, and share the heart of Sonoma County and their Italian heritage. Seghesio Family Vineyards encompasses more than 300 acres of estate vineyards in the Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys – that also represent a significant amount of Old Vine plantings that are more than 50 years old and up to 125 years old.
With a passionate belief that wine is made in the vineyard, Seghesio Family Vineyards pairs more than a century’s worth of experience in the vineyard with labor-intensive farming techniques that reduce yields, increase quality and ensure wines of outstanding purity and balance. True to the winery’s heritage, Seghesio Family Vineyards is focused mainly on Zinfandel and a handful of Italian varieties. Andy Robinson is the winemaker.
Seghesio Family Vineyards has always thrived to protect the environment and their communities. It has become clear to us that the emission of Green House Gases (GHG) not only is the biggest environmental threat, but also that the majority of environmental advances are tied to their ability to emit less GHG. They have embarked on a fundamental transformation of how they grow grapes and make wines and have joined international organizations such as the Porto Protocol and the International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA). They have committed to reduce their GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 and 100% by 2050.
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.
High elevation vineyards—800 to 2,100 feet—on well-drained soils of red and brown clay loam, gravel and large rock outcroppings produce low yields of intense, high-quality fruit. Surrounded by Northern Sonoma County and overlapping Dry Creek Valley in its northwest corner, the Rockpile AVA produces some of California most powerful Zinfandel, Petit Sirah, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon based wines.