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2005 Zinfandel, Old Vine
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| 12 or more | $54.00 |
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Buchignani/Garcia Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley
100% Zinfandel from 115 year old vines.
We’ve been making Zinfandel wine from the same old vines for 30 years and it’s been quite a ride. We’ve learned more from making this Zin than any other wine. The old vines don’t ripen evenly, the grapes lack enough nutrients for the yeast, the alcohol production is high and the fermentation wants to stop or stick before all the sugar is converted. These challenges have caused us to learn new techniques and hone the old ones. We’ve taken the things we’ve learned and applied them to our other wines, making them more balanced, better tasting, and more intriguing.
This one, the Old Vine Zin, is the master and quite remarkable.
We serve it at the end of long meals with friends; it will restart any lagging conversation.
93 points, The Wine Enthusiast
Alcohol: 16.6%; Residual sugar: 0.3% Aged: 30 months in 100% American oak Bottled 320 cases, March 12, 2008
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