Green & Red Vineyard Tip Top Vineyard Zinfandel, Napa Valley, USA 2018 Gran Reserva Good and intense with sour

Good and intense with sour fruit

The flavors on the palate are orange blossom

If you prefer exuberant

with flavors of dark fruit

The bouquet of this exquisite blend is both alluring and complex

Green & Red Vineyard Tip Top Vineyard Zinfandel, Napa Valley, USA 2018 Gran Reserva Good and intense with sourTip 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