Wade Wolfe has won a dozen of his 39 career Platinums in just the past three years. For two of them, he’s used standalone bottlings of Zinfandel to add to that total. His relationship with this wind-blown site stretches back to the 1990s when he worked for The Hogue Cellars, and that knowledge is reflected here. It’s a black-fruited wine that picks up secondary notes of star anise, tobacco and mint. There’s a sense of bramble and burliness to the structure, capped by toasted oak and blackberry extract. Qualifying award: Seattle Wine Awards (gold)
Rating: Platinum • 92 points
Production: 680 cases
Alcohol: 16%
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