Wine Doctrine
2010

Martinelli Zinfandel Jackass Vineyard

Tasted 25 August 2018 Sonoma County · Russian River Valley

A powerful and spicy Zinfandel, with a decent push of power and tannic fortitude washing over the wild blackberry and black pepper notes. Thankfully, this steers away from being jammy or overly fruity (as some more…

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