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2019 Estate Zinfandel
Red apples with cherry and raspberry flavors create a vibrancy on the palate that makes this wine fruit-forward. Figs, toasted nuts, holiday spices, and mocha come forth on the finish. This is a medium-bodied red, that can be enjoyed now or rested for a few years.
Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2019
Varietal
Zinfandel
Appellation
Napa Valley
Harvest Date
Sept 17 - 27
Sugar
26.4 - 30.1
Acid
5.61
pH
3.7
Aging
17 months 30% new American Oak 10% new French Oak
Alcohol %
15.5
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
Our Zinfandel comes from the eastern-most side of our Pocai Vineyard. Here the rocky nature of the soil combined with the 40 plus year old vines work in harmony to increase the intensity of fruit from this vineyard. One of the warmest spots in the Napa Valley, this vineyard has no problems ripening, and produces high quality intense wines year after year. We consider this Bale Gravelly Loam soil to be our best fit for Zinfandel, and think you’ll agree.
Winemaker Notes
We look for flavors of blueberry and raspberry syrup in the Zinfandel grapes to indicate ripeness. When squeezed the berries leave the fingers sticky from all of the sugar. Picking at this ripeness we feel this brings out the blue fruits and floral notes in this wine and leads to great balance overall. We leave 15% whole berry in our fermentations and ferment the wine using a special selection of yeast aiming at gentle extraction of tannin while maximizing our fruit concentration and color intensity. This vintage was pressed off at dryness and barrel aged for 17 months. The wine is a blend of our two Zinfandel clones and is meant to show purity of fruit.
Food Pairing Notes
Enjoy this wine at a social gathering with cheese or other appetizers.
Other Notes
94% Zinfandel, 3.75% Malbec, 1.75% Petite Sirah, 0.5% Petit Verdot