Meadowcroft Wines
2013 Louvau Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel
Zinfandel •Louvau Vineyard
California: Sonoma County: Dry Creek Valley
Mission Briefing
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2013 continues to deliver some of the greatest California reds in a decade or more, and today’s Meadowcroft Wines 2013 Louvau Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel is a brilliant example.
Today’s wine has the sort of nose that one dreams about in a Zinfandel, with equal measures of fresh fruit, earth and spice. On the palate, you’ll experience a level of juicy deliciousness that has become rare among the higher-alcohol Zins that seem to be the trend of late.
Now this is what a great Zin should smell like, with aromas of blackberry, spiced black cherry, dusty bramble, sweet baking spice, dark chocolate, black licorice, grilled Bing cherry and peppercorn.
Prepare your palate for a “Whoa!” moment, as flavors of blackberry juice, cherry preserve, raspberry, wild strawberry, sweet oak, sweet spice and subtle black pepper cascade across the palate.
This wine is yours for 42% off, which makes it a delectable, steal of a deal.
Tasting Profile
| Look: | Darkest purple with a piercingly bright fine ring of pure ruby at the edge of the glass. |
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| Smell: | Blackberry, spiced black cherry, dusty bramble, sweet baking spice, dark chocolate, black licorice, grilled Bing cherry and peppercorn. |
| Taste: | Blackberry juice, cherry preserve, raspberry, wild strawberry, sweet oak, sweet spice and subtle black pepper cascade across the palate. |
| Finish: | Endless, with juicy fruit flavors that eventually tail off, revealing earth and spice components that eventually fade, leaving subtle peppercorn behind. |
| Pairing: | Please enjoy this wine with a pile of juicy, saucy ribs, or a grilled cowboy steak that’s been charred to perfection. |
What the Winery Says
- Winemaker
- Tom Meadowcroft
- Varietal
- Zinfandel
- Vintage
- 2013
- Appellation
- Dry Creek Valley
- Harvest date
- Sept, 2013
- Bottling date
- May 2015
- Abv
- 15.0%
- pH
- 3.6
- Production
- 231 Cases