Someone once referred to zinfandel as the “happy berry.” It might also be called the genial grape. Either way, this good-natured, multi-faceted varietal never fails to titillate the senses and stir the imagination. Our 2005 Bisordi zinfandel lives up to its reputation, a singular wine that seems to metamorphosize in the glass. Woody, earthy, and intense at the outset, the wine changes into a flurry of flavors moments later—lush dark chocolate, blackberry, and ripe plum.

As this wine matures, it promises to become even more complex and luxurious, with its dreamy aromas, no-nonsense ripe fruit, and firm rounded tannins...A food-friendly wine that heightens the herbaceous accents of entrees such as marinated pork tenderloin, pepper steak, or beef medallions with Bernaise sauce.