Producer: Sky Vineyards  
Region: Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley, California 
Varietal: Zinfandel  

John Gilman, 92 Points 

"As I have written in the past, I adore Lore Olds’ beautiful Zinfandel bottlings from his Sky Vineyards, located up above Mayacamas on the top of Mount Veeder. The vineyards are farmed organically, the winery is powered by a single solar panel and the wine is raised in barrels that range from one to ten years of age. The 2014 Zinfandel is the current release from this iconic producer, coming in at an even fourteen percent octane and offering up a beautifully refined and complex nose of black raspberries, dried eucalyptus, spit-roasted venison, pepper, lavender, stony soil tones, bonfire and the first vestiges of autumnal shadings. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, focused and complex, with a fine core of fruit, excellent mineral drive and grip, still some chewy tannins and a long, tangy and very well-balanced finish. This is properly old school mountain Zinfandel and is still fairly youthful, but all constituent components are in place for an outstanding bottle of wine once the tannins have softened up further."  

Alcohol: 14% 

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