2007 Blend "Lorenzo's Heirloom" from Dry Creek Valley

5 Stars VineSugar

Captivating aromas that ignite excitement of what's to come! Intensely dark color that evokes aromas of dried spices, perfectly ripe blackberries, cloves, warming rose petals sensations and just a hint of smoke and oak. The flavors explode on the palate with notes of licorice, jammy blackberries and candied cherries flavors. The finish is full of hearty tannins that will let this wine age gracefully over the next few years. Toffee, oak spice and mixed berries linger long after the finish. This wines is a magnificent example of what blending with an old-wolrd mentally can blossom. Truly stunning. Bravo.
93 points Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

Deep ruby. Highly perfumed, sexy aromas of dark berry and cherry preserves, licorice, smoky Indian spices and incense. Fleshy, gently sweet blackberry and mulberry flavors coat the palate, complicated by candied rose and violet qualities. The licorice and mulberry notes return on the expansive, sweet finish, which is strikingly focused and extremely persistent. You could drink this now for its sexy fruit, but I’d hold off on it for another few years, at least. This was made from a co-fermentation of zinfandel, carignane and petite sirah, all from vines that are over a century old.