Highlands Howell Mountain Black-Sears Zinfandel 2001
Region: Howell Mountain, California
Winery: Highlands
Variety: Zinfandel

Named after owners Joyce Black and Jerre Sears, this vineyard supplies Highlands Winery, Elyse Winery, Turley Cellars, and dCubed with some of the most outstanding Zinfandel fruit in the Napa Valley. With a distinguished profile redolent of blackberries and black pepper, Black-Sears’ signature is often easy to spot at blind tastings. Full-bodied yet dignified, this wine is typical of the high altitude Howell Mountain appellation.

Posted by thewinery on December 1st, 2007 at 11:09am | report comment

Highlands Howell Mountain Black-Sears Zinfandel 2001
Region: Howell Mountain, California
Winery: Highlands
Variety: Zinfandel

Color: Dark garnet

Nose: Blueberry, cherry and black pepper nose, with wonderful depths of red fruit underneath, some dust

Palate: Quite good. Very balanced, with the organic mountain fruit contributing more round tannic structure than you might anticipate. More of that blue and red fruit, with a dusty, just picked strawberry finish.

Posted by drxeno on February 2nd, 2008 at 11:04pm | report comment