Storybook Mountain Vineyards "Bottled Poetry" Zinfandel 2021
(Napa Valley, California) - [JS 93]

Notes from the Winemaker:

Focus, intensity, and balance have been hallmarks of Storybook wines for decades. Our latest project takes these core values to another dimension, with enhanced complexity and a broader mouthfeel, with a touch of Bordeaux varietals.

Blackberries, herbes de Provence, cinnamon, and baking spices offer a complex aromatic greeting in this wine. Focused and penetrating on the palate, a black cherry core augments the herbs and spices of the nose. The finish is intriguing and complex, intense, and lingering. The wine is even better decanted.

Ratings & Reviews

93 Points - James Suckling:
Perhaps the richest, most flavorful wine in the Storybook lineup, this wine offers remarkable depth of fruit and a substantial structure. Crushed raspberries and plump blackberries with black pepper and stony, iron-like accents. Made from organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2028.