2021 Orcio Rinaldi Zinfandel Magnum
Limited - Amphora Aged
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Intriguing aromatics remind me of walking into a herb and spice store, followed by a warm scent of freshly picked raspberries and strawberries. The flavors and texture of this wine flow symmetrically, starting with black cherry and raspberry in the very giving front palate followed by black licorice, green and black peppercorns on the mid-palate and lastly by a finish that is lush, layered and focuses on warm raspberry and cinnamon stick. This wine, only aged in a Terra Cotta Amphora, brings a different expression of the vineyard when compared to the barrel aged Rinaldi. 3 cases produced. In the Cohn Zone: drink now - 2030.
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I have made 3 different Zinfandels using the terra cotta amphora. Each one different, but each one shows how using the porous amphora provides for a different texture, aromatics and flavors. It's like oak, it allows for some oxygen – it brings not only a richness to the wine, but an extra silkiness to its texture. It's also a neutral material like stainless steal and does not impart any additional flavors.
Aromatically, the wines always seem a touch brighter and more perfumed. I enjoy showing a different expression of a vineyard using different fermentation and aging vessels. I have made Orcio from the Cassata, Rinaldi, and Sweetwater Springs vineyards.
I started Jeff Cohn Cellars with the help of my mother, Iris. One adorns the label as a tribute to her.
Appellation: Fiddletown, Amador County
Vineyard: Rinaldi, organic, replanted from its own heritage vines in 2000
This heritage vineyard was originally planted in the 1880's with Zinfandel and mixed blacks.
Vinification: 100% Zinfandel
The fruit is hand-picked then cold-soaked. I gently foot-stomp the fruit of which 20% is whole cluster, the rest is whole berry and de-stemmed. None is crushed. The wine goes through open-top, then 100% Malolactic fermentation and aged in the terra cotta amphora.
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93 Wine Spectator, Tim Fish — Polished and detailed in its complexity, with savory black cherry and red currant flavors that are accented by licorice and toasty sage flavors.
91 Wine Enthusiast, Tom Capo — This wine is rich, concentrated with aromas of black currant, blackberry, dried florals and cinnamon candies. The palate has flavors of confiture black cherry, black Mission fig, black olive and orange zest that glide into simmering spices, tomato leaf and a dry, juicy finish. Pair with cioppino.