2018 Jeff Cohn Cellars Smoke & Mirrors [JD92][WE92][WS92][WA90]

Producer: Jeff Cohn Cellars  
Region: California 
Blend: 46% Zinfandel, 26% Syrah, 12% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, 6% Petite Sirah 
Year: 2018 

Jeb Dunnuck, 92 Points 

"Plums, blueberries, peppery herbs, and cedary spice notes all emerge from the 2018 Smoke & Mirrors, another charming, medium to full-bodied, pure, balanced wine in the lineup. It's already impossible to resist and there’s no need to delay gratification, although I see no reason it won't evolve for at least 4-6 years." 

Wine Enthusiast, 92 Points 

"This combines 60% Zinfandel, 28% Syrah and 6% each of Grenache and Petite Sirah into a hearty whole, the grapes given time in concrete tank and neutral French oak. Earthy and aromatic in garrigue, lavender and black licorice, it is thick and meaty, with a fruity underbelly of raspberry." 

Wine Spectator, 92 Points 

"Bold and plump, with fresh, multilayered raspberry, licorice and fruitcake spices that fan out on a plush finish." 

Wine Advocate, 90 Points 

"The 2018 Smoke & Mirrors is made up of 60% Zinfandel, 28% Syrah, 6% Petite Sirah and 6% Grenache, made with 40% whole cluster and aged in neutral oak and concrete. It has a medium ruby color with soft red and black fruits and notes of tar, earth and dried flowers. The full-bodied palate is firm and earthy with a spicy finish." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"A dark garnet mahogany red color. Aromatics of graham cracker, Peking duck and hoisin sauce, black cherry, roasted earth, black currant, sweet pipe tobacco, lavender, black olive, and dark chocolate notes.  This wine takes me to the southern Rhône with its mineral aspects, wild Herbs de Provence, and lavender. Hoisin sauce and sweet black cherry and plum notes. Totally giving on the front palate, all the way to a finish that seems to just keep going and going." 

Alcohol: 14.9%  

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