Party Line celebrates the tradition of Zinfandel when California’s wine-growing families and the days when shared phones called ‘party lines’ were common in rural areas
This seriously tannic wine finishes classically dry but thoroughly ripe and will also need extended aging to deliver the generosity it showed shortly after it was bottled
leaving a gentle tug of fine tannins under a pretty air of lavender pastille
the same aromas appear together with a fatness combining exotic fruit and vanilla : the wine is rich
The grapes are totally destemmed
Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022 (750ml) Washington Red Mountain Merlot Party Line celebrates the traditionWell typified, deep in colour, complete and powerful, a great wine very balanced, on the nose as well as on the palate, with nuances of redcurrant, blackcurrant and truffle, rich tannins, both powerful and tasty Blend: 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvdre