Newly Released Zinfandel from Mazzocco
By Marisa D'Vari | November 29th, 2009 | Category: Wine reviews | No Comments »
Mazzocco New Zinfandel Releases
Talented winemaker Antoine Favero was kind enough to send his two newly released Zinfandels, both from Dry Creek Valley.
The 2007 Zinfandel from Smith Orchard Reserve
Near opaque purple, this wine has a nose of what I think of as a "purple perfume," along with some smoke, chocolate, mocha, super dark ripe fruit. On the palate the acidity is lively with flavors of brown sugar, fudge, chocolate, mocha, decadence! Smith Orchard vineyard is perched at 2400 feet and grown on shallow, iron-rich mountain soils.
The 2007 Zinfandel from Warm Springs Ranch Reserve
Near opaque purple, this wine has a nose of caramelized plums, brown sugar, spice, and oak with a palate of rich ripe jammy black fruit along with red currant, licorice (red and black), vanilla bean, and more of the decadent chocolate and sugar found on the nose. Warm Springs ranch vineyard is located at 1700 elevation on the western mountains overlooking Dry Creek Valley.
Both wines were made using wild yeast, and though one can discern the vineyard differences between them, the Mazzocco signature of rich, jammy fruit and a sumptuous expression of chocolate, fudge, and other luscious flavors are clear. Pair either with slow-braised beef.
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