Briary and zesty, with appealing notes of raspberry, mocha and spicy dried sage. Drink now through 2015. 3,200 cases made. -TF

A very spicy, thick mountain-fruit Zin that shows a fantastic balance between blackberry fruit and peppery, briary-ness with dark chocolate showing up on the finish. An elegant Zin from a producer striving to do good things in its little pocket of the Sierra Foothills’ world. It’s priced well.- Virginie Boone