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Medium garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Schmiedt Road Zinfandel gives up lovely kirsch, redcurrant jelly, roses and spice cake notes with raspberry jam and cinnamon stick hints. The palate is medium to full-bodied with firm, grainy tannins, lively with tons of bright fruit, finishing long and spicy.
...Wine of perfume and silkiness, the Schmiedt Road shows the more restrained side of Zinfandel, with plenty of fresh, red berry fruit and the airiness that is typical of wines from sandy soils. The wine is decidedly Pinot-like in feel...