Green & Red Vineyard Tip Top Vineyard Zinfandel, Napa Valley, USA 2018 Barbera del Monferrato an exceptional vintage

an exceptional vintage

it's a rather powerful

the palate focuses on saline with preserved lemon and lime zest

It makes an excellent accompaniment for pastries and biscuits

Such an attractive and alluring bouquet of violet florals

Green & Red Vineyard Tip Top Vineyard Zinfandel, Napa Valley, USA 2018 Barbera del Monferrato an exceptional vintageTip Top is, unsurprisingly, Green & Reds highest elevation vineyard. At elevations of 1,800 to 2,000 feet, the parcel includes a mix of cordon and head trained vines planted in the green tinged serpentine gravels and red chert for which the winery is named. Winemaker Aaron Whitlatch has preserved mountain environs in the fruit here, warm plums scented with pine, bay laurel and madrone. Its focused and lean, with a claret like center of gravity