Remarkably
Rob comes to London (67 Pall Mall): Another stunning Raveneau MdT (after the 2007 a few weeks ago)
cedar and tar
The apples are crushed and left to macerate on their skins for 3-5 days for some serious extraction of flavor
Ravenswood, Sonoma Valley, Barricia Vineyard, Zinfandel 2009 TAR-ROSES Remarkably90 Points CellarTracker Member Deep dark garnet in color; almost opaque. Fragrant, attractive & youthful aromas of ripe dark fruits of cherries, blackberries & plummy with toasty oak overtones, briary, pepper, spices, dried herbs, licorice, leather, minerals, some aged tobacco and vanilla in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of balanced, still developing & youthful, jammy, rich, ripe dark fruit flavors of cherries,