2021 Estate Zinfandel

Napa Valley

2021 is a rustic, delicious zinfandel with sarsaparilla, dried cranberries, and raspberry jam. Fresh roses, strawberries, and dark cocoa bring this wine to life. Toasted cashews and cherry liquor envelop the palate. Hints of eucalyptus and holiday spices bring savory, herbaceous notes to this medium-bodied wine. The wine has well balanced acidity and an extremely long finish with lingering cherries and raspberries.

95 points, Wine Independent

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Wine Specs

Vintage

2021

Varietal

Zinfandel

Appellation

Napa Valley

Harvest Date

Sept. 17-27

Sugar

26.4 – 30.1

Acid

3.57

6.1

Aging

17 months 30% new American Oak 10% new French Oak

Alcohol %

15.7

Wine Profile

Tasting Notes

Our 2021 Zinfandel’s color has a deep purple intensity. 2021 is a rustic, delicious zinfandel with sarsaparilla, dried cranberries, and raspberry jam. Fresh roses, strawberries, and dark cocoa bring this wine to life. Toasted cashews and cherry liquor envelop the palate. Hints of eucalyptus and holiday spices bring savory, herbaceous notes to this medium-bodied wine. The wine has well balanced acidity and an extremely long finish with lingering cherries and raspberries.

Ratings

95 points, Wine Independent

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. This vintage was pressed off at dryness and barrel aged for 17 months. The wine is a blend of our two Zinfandel blocks and is meant to show purity of fruit.

Other Notes

93% Zinfandel 5% Petite Sirah 2% Malbec