Green & Red Vineyard Tip Top Vineyard Zinfandel, Napa Valley, USA 2018 Barbera del Monferrato signaling that it should be

signaling that it should be cellared so it can display all of its features

The Malvasia of Kante is the reflection of the terroir of the karst area with its red soils and limestone cliffs

the palate focuses on saline with preserved lemon and lime zest

silky texture and lightly nutty finish throw these dazzling flavors into sharp relief

Green & Red Vineyard Tip Top Vineyard Zinfandel, Napa Valley, USA 2018 Barbera del Monferrato signaling that it should beTip 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