Valdez 2005 Rockpile Road Vineyard Zinfandel

Brand new release! The fantastic Valdez 2005 Rockpile Road Zinfandel is made by Jeff Cohen of Rosenblum and JC Cellars! Only 500 cases produced.

The Rockpile Road Vineyard in Sonoma's timy Rockpile AVA is know as the source of some of the finest Zins in California (Rosenblum's 94-Point Rockpile Zin) and this newcomer is no exception. Ulises Valdez' new wines marks twenty years in the vineyard business, first as field worker, then in vineyard management. Working on several hundred acres of vineyards has enabled Ulises to select some of his favorite blocks for his first wines, including Zinfandel from Rockpile Road Vineyard. Collaborators include such acclaimed winemakers as Mark Aubert, Jeff Cohn, Paul Hobbs, Kent Rosenblum.

92 Points Wine Enthusiast: "Rockpile Zins have a reputation as big, complex and interesting, and this is a great axample. It sure is ripe, with a flood of blackberry and cherry pie-filling fruit, fudgy chocolate, licorice, root beer and spicy flavors. Yet its balanced and dry, at least as dry asa 16.5% Zin can be. Delicious!"

San Francisco Chronicle: "...Its exotically ripe blackberry and raspberry fruit, spicy notes and meaty texture will thrill fans of heady, powerhouse Zinfandels."