Green & Red Vineyard Tip Top Vineyard Zinfandel, Napa Valley, USA 2018 Gran Reserva broadening the palette of herbal

broadening the palette of herbal accents into oregano and lavender that impart a compelling sense of place

If you prefer exuberant

but the creaminess is irritating

Chateau de Chaintres Saumur-Champigny Les Sables is garnet with purple reflections

Very dark on the nose

Green & Red Vineyard Tip Top Vineyard Zinfandel, Napa Valley, USA 2018 Gran Reserva broadening the palette of herbalTip Top is, unsurprisingly, Green & Reds highest elevation vineyard. At elevations of 1,800 to 2,000 feet, the parcel includes a mix of cordon and head trained vines planted in the green tinged serpentine gravels and red chert for which the winery is named. Winemaker Aaron Whitlatch has preserved mountain environs in the fruit here, warm plums scented with pine, bay laurel and madrone. Its focused and lean, with a claret like center of gravity