2022 Robert Biale 'Black Chicken' Zinfandel Napa Valley
Sourced from the fog-kissed Oak Knoll District, this wine reveals plush fruit, delicate acidity, and fine-grained tannins. Layered notes of blackberry preserves, raspberry, violet, cocoa, anise, and cherry wood on the nose. The palate is rich with plum, black cherry, baking spices, dried herbs, and pomegranate. Aged in French oak, it delivers stunning quality from the 2022 vintage. Ideal for summer evenings, this Zinfandel is a testament to meticulous craftsmanship.
Wine Spectator
Robust yet retaining a sense of refinement, this red offers blackberry, briar patch and white pepper flavors that build tension toward medium-grained tannins.
Wine Enthusiast
A classic Napa Valley Zinfandel, this bottling offers savory and earthy aromatics that carry into flavors of dark plum, tobacco and dark chocolate. It’s rich in flavor, well balanced by mouthwatering acidity that refreshes the palate with every sip.
James Suckling
Delicious, harmonious and flavorful Zinfandel. This has notes of plums, spiced cherries, wild berries, herbs and rusks. Medium- to full-bodied with fine tannins. It has a bright core of berries at the center with a subtle structure. Mellow and poised.