Green & Red Vineyard Tip Top Vineyard Zinfandel, Napa Valley, USA 2018 Gran Reserva but the creaminess is irritating

but the creaminess is irritating

this delicate

and it has a long

The flavors on the palate are orange blossom

broadening the palette of herbal accents into oregano and lavender that impart a compelling sense of place

Green & Red Vineyard Tip Top Vineyard Zinfandel, Napa Valley, USA 2018 Gran Reserva but the creaminess is irritatingTip 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