2018 Jeff Cohn Cellars Sweetwater Springs Vineyard "Isabel" Zinfandel

Producer: Jeff Cohn Cellars  
Region: Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California 
Varietal: Zinfandel 
Year: 2018  

Jeb Dunnuck, 95 Points 

"I loved the nose, a classic Zinfandel loaded with blue fruits, flowery incense, white pepper, and cedary spice aromas and flavors. Playing in the medium to full-bodied, elegant end of the spectrum, it has a seamless texture, light tannins, beautiful balance, and a great finish. It's a gorgeous Zinfandel from this vintage to drink over the coming 7-8 years."

Wine Enthusiast, 93 Points 

"This is a smooth, textured vineyard-designate, from a hillside site, robustly opulent in red and black cherry. Black pepper, leather and tobacco weave their way in across a seamlessly integrated, complex core of varietal intensity." 

Wine Advocate, 92 Points 

"Isabel is a delicate, Pinot Noir-esque Zinfandel with a medium ruby color. It has a pretty perfume of peaches and tricolored berry fruits with accents of dusty earth and floral perfume. The palate is medium-bodied, rounded, soft and juicy with perfumed, nuanced flavors and a long, layered finish."

Winemaker Notes: 

Our daughter Isabel is much more mellow and vibrant in her life, with music as a guiding light. To me, this is what zinfandel is all about. A vibrant, saturated cherry red color, with a perfumed aromas of dried cranberry/Bing cherries/wild raspberry, with wisps of salted licorice, toasted black sesame seeds. The palate is seductively ripe round and supple, with flavors that echo its aromatics, but with the savory components as the lead that flows into a wine that showcases the intensity and richness that only this steep hillside can create.

Alcohol: 15.6% 

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