Tonight, I got home late from work and threw together a quick supper of sopressata, salami and tapenade sandwiches on sourdough. Jean and our friend Chris had earlier opened a bottle of the title wine, which I had with supper:
2000 Ravenswood "Monte Rosso" Zinfandel (14.5% ABV, TA 7 g/L) color: garnet at center, bricking at the rim nose: red plums and pencil lead palate: medium body, good balance, rich fruitI've never been overwhelmed by the Zins made from this former Louis Martini vineyard, but this might be the best I've had yet. The acidity was enough to go well with my sandwich and the alcohol restrained enough to not stand out. Altogether tasty, if not profound, and certainly not likely to get any better from how it's drinking today.
Mark Lipton