2002 Radio-Coteau Zinfandel Von Weidlich Vineyard
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The 2002 Zinfandel Von Wiedlich is an early wine from Radio-Coteau, from the period in which Eric Sussman and Davida Ebner were buying fruit from the previous owner of what is now their estate vineyard. A very pretty and expressive Zinfandel, the 2002 offers up scents of pipe tobacco, crushed autumn leaves, dried herbs, mint and turned earth. It's a very pretty, fully mature Zinfandel to drink now and over the next few years.
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Dark red-ruby. Sappy aromas of raspberry, cranberry, pepper and spices. Dense and vibrant, with wonderfully deep, bright flavors of red berries, brown spices and pepper, complemented by subtle oak. Thick but utterly vibrant, and very long and pure on the aftertaste. Carries its 15.4% alcohol effortlessly. This wine's wonderfully pure, superconcentrated fruitiness reminded me of some of Burt Williams' great old vintages of Jackass Hill zinfandel. This was an attention-grabbing (and extremely reasonably priced) first set of releases from new superstar winemaker Eric Sussman, who told me that his focus will continue to be on pinot noir and syrah, and that he has no plans for additional zinfandel bottlings. Perhaps he will reconsider.