Honestly, I fell in love with Rosenblum Cellar's Paso
Robles Zinfandel about two weeks ago and have Andrea over at
Cichetteria 19 to thank for that one.
It was my first step up from their Vintner's Cuve XXX
Zinfandel. I love that one better than their North Coast
Zinfandel, which is even more expensive. But this time
around, I figured I would even go one more grade up and go
with this one, their Paso Robles but from the Richard Sauret
Vineyards.
I would say that this wine is complex with a backbone of
dark chocolate, blackberries and just a little bit of
pepper. But if you smell it, there is only raisin in the nose.
They say this wine uses special strains of yeast and a
cold-soaked maceration, and this does truly yield a soft,
almost velvet feel to the wine, reminding you of a leggy
woman in a short dress and a long fur coat.
While I don't like this more than their regular Paso
Robles release, I would say that this wine steps the
decadence level up a notch.
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