Expect ripe blackberry, raspberry, dark cherry, brambly red fruit, baking spice, and a touch of black pepper with full body and structured tannins. The 2019 California vintage was excellent.
- Varietal
- Zinfandel
- Region
- USA / California / Sonoma County / Dry Creek Valley
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, single-vineyard old-vine Zinfandel, structured
The producer
Cortina is one of Seghesio's named single-vineyard Zinfandels, sourced from the Cortina Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley — one of California's most acclaimed Zinfandel sub-regions.
What critics say
Seghesio Cortina receives consistently strong reviews as a benchmark Dry Creek Valley single-vineyard Zinfandel.
Pairing
BBQ ribs, smoked brisket, lamb sausage, lamb burger