Hartford Court, Old Vine Zinfandel, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA 2021

From vines with 100 years of average age, up to 120 in the oldest vines from 60m above the valley floor, comes a mountain Zinfandel grown in cooler climes – savoury with fresh fennel frond, mint and sage with ample blackberry aromas. There is an absolute freshness to this Zinfandel, it eschews stereotypes the grape has become saddled with. Fresh evergreen tips and ripe blackberry fruits meet spiced notes of fig, clove and fresh mint – a deliciously balanced Zinfandel from these masters of Pinot and Chardonnay in Sonoma.