Nalle 2018 Zinfandel
2018 Nalle Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92 Points
This is textbook Nalle Dry Creek Zin, deeply fruity, savory underpinned and always food-worthy. The aromas are a generous mix of sour dark cherry, raspberry, peppery bouillon and toffee, with a background suggestion of roasted game. It is rich in body yet shows no heaviness on the palate, where it opens with a focus on peppered beef, this quickly counter-pointed by rich cherry-raspberry fruit flavors. The finish is food-balanced and exceptionally long. Built for rich meaty stews, barbecues, grilled steaks and the like, it will enhance dining pleasure for the next several years.