2014 Reserve Zinfandel
91 points, The Wine Advocate
Aging like a Barolo, this wine is still elegant and savory.
2014 Reserve Zinfandel has aged gracefully, showcasing an elegant balance between fruit and complexity. This medium-bodied wine highlights layers of dried spiced cherries, raspberries, and dark chocolate, with hints of rhubarb adding depth. While tertiary characteristics have started to emerge, the wine remains vibrant and fruit-driven. It’s a testament to the aging potential of our Reserve label, offering a refined, savory experience that’s perfect for enjoying now.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2014
Varietal
Zinfandel
Appellation
Napa Valley
Harvest Date
September 17th
Acid
6.2 g/L
pH
3.58
Aging
17 months in American & French oak barrels; 80% New Oak
Alcohol %
16.2
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Our 2014 Reserve Zinfandel has aged gracefully, showcasing an elegant balance between fruit and complexity. This medium-bodied wine highlights layers of dried spiced cherries, raspberries, and dark chocolate, with hints of rhubarb adding depth. While tertiary characteristics have started to emerge, the wine remains vibrant and fruit-driven. It’s a testament to the aging potential of our Reserve label, offering a refined, savory experience that’s perfect for enjoying now. If you enjoy Barolo, this is a fantastic wine for you.
Vineyard Notes
Our reserve Zinfandel comes from the Pocai Ranch located at the southern end of Calistoga’s boundaries. This land is where a very old alluvial fan fed out of Dutch Henry Canyon. The soil here is Bale Gravelly Loam, and is a mixture of medium and small rocks in a loose loamy soil. The moisture content is very low, and the drainage excellent. The soil profile is fairly balanced and perfect for viticulture. This vineyard is located in one of the warmest regions in the Napa Valley, and produces rich ripe fruit that tends to be very fruit forward and even jammy in nature.
Winemaker Notes
Our reserve Zinfandel is one of the most concentrated and expressive lots of wine that we produce in a given year. Always the last of our picks of Zinfandel, it is generally one of the ripest lots of the year. In the winery we maintain an early aggressive pump over regime that slowly tapers off to a gentle sprinkle as the alcohol builds and the wine develops. This wine is aged in mostly new French Oak for flavor and body development, and new American oak for a spicy complexity and middle palate.
Other Notes
90% Zinfandel 5.7% Petite Sirah 2.3% Cabernet Franc 1% Syrah 1% Merlot
