SOLD OUT - Double Agent!

Of course $17 library Russian River Zins don’t last long. Wish there were more! Wait, there IS a bit more, 2013 this time! Here’s the recap…

We had sold out of a great 2016 Zin from these folks, and when back to ask for more, we uncovered by mere coincidence? LIBRARY GEMS!

Like digging for a foundation and hitting GOLD. Sadly, this is the very last stash of a couple of pallets of a couple of vintages, but of THE RESERVE again!!!

Rated “Exceptional” with 92 points by Tastings.com and a Gold Medal / Best of Class from the Harvest Challenge.

This one too is aged to a mellow seamlessness. The fiery, heady fruit and the fierce, grippy tannins have evolved to a silky soft texture with secondary and tertiary aromas and flavors emerging into a complete, sweet & savory package. The color is also a vivid deep ruby, the palate is lively and rich again, and the finish, is super long just like the 2014.

FOR SEVENTEEN BUCKS? Your new weekday Zin has arrived. Back the truck up!

To recap the Due Ruscelli story… a pastoral country road just south of Healdsburg called Limerick Lane dead-ends at a couple of wineries right across the street from one another. One happens to be the renowned Limerick Lane Cellars whose Zinfandels can fetch an arm and a leg. The other? A secret TINY neighbor ONLY INSIDERS know about - Due Ruscelli.

Following their roots, the Sloan family are in love with everything Italian, and after many trips and multiple harvests there, they set out on this tiny vineyard off of Limerick Lane to make the best Primitivo clone Zins humanly possible, a goal they seem to have overachieved. Yet they are SO small that getting the word out without a massive marketing budget is challenging. Originally named Primitivo way before making its way across the Atlantic, “America’s grape” Zinfandel is still grown in the heel of Italy. No matter what you call it, Due Ruscelli nails it every time.

Still here? What are you waiting for??!