2015 Zinfandel Cortina
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Blueberry, raspberry, sweet chocolate and a really charming garrigue herby note that gives a long, complex finish. Surprisingly crisp and sharp-edged. Zin in a very smart suit. (RH)
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2015 Zinfandel Cortina (100% Zinfandel) offers a redder fruited, spice-driven style as well as medium-bodied richness, a light, elegant texture, and beautifully integrated acidity. It drops off slightly on the finish, but shines for its purity, elegance, and charm, and is certainly worth seeking out.
The 2015 Zinfandel Cortina is medium garnet-purple in color with a seducing nose of lilacs, rose hip tea, dusty soil and garrigue over a core of kirsch, baked raspberries and mulberries plus a touch of baking spices. Big, rich, full-bodied and equally seductive in the mouth, it has a firm frame of grainy tannins and great freshness, finishing long and spicy. 2,500 cases produced.