2018 Paper Street Zinfandel
What can we say except BIG FRUIT? This one is Zin on steroids. Dark in color, with red fruit like cherry skins, raspberry tart, and red currant. It’s got structure, finesse, and power with a great mouth feel and finish. Take a sip and you’ll be up on the Paper Street Vineyard, with its sweeping views and exceptional terroir. This is what Zinfandel was meant to be. The vines are cloned from the Dante Dusi Vineyard – now you know what happens when you combine legacy and fortitude.
Pair this one with a lasagna with bechamel sauce.
Optimal consumption 2021 - 2027
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Varietal | Zinfandel |
| Appellation | Willow Creek |
| Vineyard | Paper Street |
| Aging | 18 Months; 100% French Oak |
| Alcohol | 15.20% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Cases Produced | 150 |
93 Points; Vinous/Josh Raynolds
Inky ruby. Powerful blackberry and cherry preserve aromas, along with suggestions of licorice, vanilla and cracked pepper. Lush and expansive on the palate, offering ripe, spice-tinged dark berry, bitter cherry and fruitcake flavors that firm up slowly on the back half. Youthfully gripping tannins frame a persistent finish that shows bright definition and repeating dark fruit character. 40% new oak. Drinking Window 2025 - 2034.
