Storybook Mountain Estate Reserve Zinfandel 2010

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Storybook Mountain Estate Reserve Zinfandel 2010 Front Label
Storybook Mountain Estate Reserve Zinfandel 2010 Front Label

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Vintage
2010

Size
750ML

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    We liked this wine when first reviewed back at the beginning of 2014, and, in truth, we like it even more now. It originally impressed at being both very well-structured and a bit richer and riper than the Storybook Mountain norm, and it has not lost a step in the intervening six years but has, if anything, grown even deeper and more layered with age. At the time, its combination of fruity precision, concentration and architectural restraint signaled a very long life ahead, and it still shows the surprisingly youthful firmness and the vitality of a Zinfandel that is nowhere near reaching its peak. If just now approaching a rich and refined middle age, it can be counted on to go another five to ten years without breathing hard and confirms our belief that its maker’s top offerings rank among the most cellar-worthy Zins around.

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Storybook Mountain

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Storybook Mountain Vineyards, California
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Storybook Mountain is a winery totally dedicated to Zinfandel and has established a worldwide reputation for consistently high quality. The Zinfandel tradition began at Storybook Mountain in the early 1880s when its red clay-loam hillsides in the Mayacamas Range were first planted to this varietal. Here, the perfect match of estate and grape allows Zinfandel to show its true potential. Storybook Mountain's sought-after estate wines are carefully hand-crafted from choice grapes grown without the use of insecticides or herbicides. They are aged at least 12 months in the best French and American oak barrels, inside century-old caves dug deep into the mineral-rich volcanic rock underlying the hand-tended vineyard. Proprietor Jerry Seps' Zinfandels are famed for elegance and longevity. Raspberries, black cherries and spice are the keynote of these complex, well balanced wines.
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Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.

Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.

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