92 Points - The 2010 Fanucchi Vineyard Zinfandel displays ripe blackberry, boysenberry and black raspberry aromas and flavors along with silky chocolate notes on the finish. Carrying on the tradition of this ancient vineyard, the Fanucchi-Wood Road Zinfandel has a tremendously dense, round texture complemented by big fruit and great power.
Consistently distinctive cracked white pepper nuances differentiate the Highwire single-vineyard Zinfandel from our other Zinfandel bottlings. Concentrated blackberry and boysenberry fruit aromas and flavors are a signature of this vineyard each year and complement cracked pepper and allspice nuances that linger. A multi-layered finish that seems to go on forever almost encourages a 'cult following' for this sought a er single vineyard old-vine Russian River Valley Zinfandel.
