NAPA VALLEY & NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
The Artezin winery of Napa California specializes in wine from the heritage grapes Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and Carignan. Each of these wines is hand-crafted, with a light touch, allowing them to express their place of origin and true varietal characteristics.
Under Winemaker Randle Johnson, the Artezin winery has brought together and nourished growers, many of whom are multigenerational farmers who cultivate old, head-pruned, non-irrigated vines. These growers span three prominent regions of California: Mendocino, Sonoma and Amador
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California » Mendocino County
"Aromas of red fruits dominate, showing pomegranate, cherry and boysenberry, accented by white pepper and cedary oak spice."
"Saturated with dark, almost jammy fruit flavors, this is an extremely flavorful and nicely dry wine that also has great structure. An intensely dark color
Wine Spectator 88 "Black raspberry and toasted herb aromas lead to supple, easygoing flavors of cherry, pepper and toffee. Drink now through 2020."
Wine Enthusiast 91 "A well-made and full-bodied wine, this has generous helpings of succulent blackberry and boysenberry flavors, with a firm texture of tannins and acidity
Wine Spectator 90 "A real spice bomb, loaded with black cherry and caramel notes and jammy, appealingly complex huckleberry, toasty licorice and loamy sage flavors. Drink
Wine Spectator 90 " A zesty Zinfandel that's loaded with spice, offering aromas of dark cherry and licorice that lead to lively plum, toasty sage and
A dark garnet, almost brooding Vermillion red color is striking in the glass, much richer and deeper than previous vintages. Aromas of red fruits dominate,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 89 "Composed of 84% Zinfandel with smaller parts of Petite Sirah and Carignan, the 2016 Zinfandel Mendocino offers up crushed blueberries and
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