I’m sure there will be plenty on this site who wouldn’t like this wine, but chalk me up as one who certainly did. Stonetree is a notoriously hot vineyard in the Wahluke Slope AVA. From the Long Shadows site:
Located on the south slope of the Saddle Mountains near Mattawa, StoneTree Vineyard is named for the petrified tree fossils scattered throughout the surrounding hillsides. Planted in 2000, the vineyard is in the heart of the Wahluke Slope AVA, one of the driest and warmest wine grape growing areas in Washington. At one time, StoneTree’s co-owner and manager Ted Wildmann directed more than 5,000 acres of grape growing in the Columbia Valley. When he decided to plant his own vineyard, there was no question it had to be on the Wahluke Slope.With a relief of 320 feet, StoneTree reaches to 1,250 feet above sea level at its peak. The site’s gentle slope affords good air drainage to protect against frost. The soils are a product of ancient Ice Age floods – fractured basalt overlaid by sandy silt loam, predominantly Scoon series. Weak soils and low rainfall, as little as six inches annually, naturally control vine vigor. The grapes are exceptionally concentrated in flavor and produce wines with excellent structure.
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2018 Two Vintners Zinfandel Stonetree Vineyard - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Wahluke Slope (7/9/2021)
If you want a delicious, fruit-forward but with depth and interest, this is for you. Despite its 16.5% alcohol (wowza!), this really didn’t come across as boozy somehow. Boysenberry, raspberry liquor, a little underlying spice, this is all about the fruit. Drink now. (90 pts.)
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I loved it and my main knock is (not surprisingly) only that it didn’t scream ZINFANDEL to me as much as I’d like.