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2005 Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley
2005 Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley

This Zinfandel grows on the hills above the valley floor on West Dry Creek Road in Dry Creek Valley just west of Healdsburg.  The wine is very concentrated and has dense fruit flavors complemented by smoky oak aromas and flavors.  The wine was aged in small French and American oak barrels for 15 months prior to bottling.
 

Winemaker’s Notes:
Voluptuous and rich dark berry fruit, with generous flavors of smoky oak and chocolate truffle, over subtle notes of plum and tangerine.

 


 


Medal List

  2005 Zinfandel - Dry Creek Valley

Limited release of 650 cases

Gold – California State Fair 08

Gold – San Diego Wine Competition 08

Gold – World Wine Championships – Exceptional” 08

Gold – California State Fair 07

Gold – Los Angeles International Wine Competition 07

Gold – Los Angeles International Wine Competition – Best Label Design – 07

Gold – Orange County Fair 07

Silver - Sonoma County Harvest Fair 08

Silver – Riverside International Wine Competition 08

Silver – Orange County Fair 08

Silver – Dallas Morning News Wine Competition 08

Bronze – San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 08

Bronze – Pacific Rim Wine Competition 08

Bronze – New World National Wine Competition 08                                                             080808

 
2005 ZINFANDEL DRY CREEK VALLEY 750 ml     $36.00 

Detailed Wine Information
Acidity:0.62 g/100
Alcohol:14.58%
Appellation:Dry Creek Valley
Bottling Date:February 17, 2007
Fermentation:10 days in 1-ton-open-topped fermentation tanks
Harvest Date:September 5, 2005 - Hand picked fruit at about 22.0 Brix, soaked up to 25.8Brix after 4 days cold soak.
Months in Barrel:4 year old french barrels
Oak:15 months in 4 year old french barrels
Release Date:April 15, 2007
Sugar:0.08%
Tasting Notes:Rich, dense, smoky toasty oak, vanilla, ripe berry fruit. Soft integrated tannin, medium long finish.
Time In Oak:15 months
Varietal:95% Zin, 5% Petite Sirah
Vineyard Notes:This vineyard is in the middle of Dry Creek Valley just off West Dry Creek Road. The vineyard sits on the bench above the valley floor.
Vintage Notes:2005 Was another warm and early vintage for Dry Creek Valley, nice moderate spring, warm summer - 4 weeks near 100F. Hot blast in August to help ripen tannis and develop rich fruit flavors with soft complex tannins.
Winemakers Notes:This Zinfandel was a joy to make (what Zinfandel isn't)? We crushed all berries, and let them sit on in a cold soak for 4 days before we added yeast, the grapes had just started to ferment on their own anyway! The small, 1 ton, open topped fermentation tanks are my favorite to use for making wine, because you can walk right up and get you nose next to the cap and smell all those gorgeous aromas and flavors just churning away inside the fermentor. Fermentations lasted about 9 days and then we pressed off directly into our French oak barrels for ageing 15 months in the cellar before bottling.
Year:2005

Accolades - GOLD Medals 4-28-10

2004 Portentous – California

Double GOLD - LA Int'l Wine 2010

Double GOLD - New World 2010

Gold - Orange County

Gold - SF International 2010

2008 Sauvignon Blanc – Dry Creek Valley

92 Points - The Wine Enthusiast Magazine MAY 2010 Issue

 

2006 Pinot Noir – Monterey

DOUBLE Gold - SF International 2010

Gold – San Francisco Chronicle  2010

Gold – New World Int'l Wine 2009

Gold - San Diego 2008

 

2005 Zinfandel – Dry Creek Valley

Gold – LA Int'l Wine Comp. 2010

Gold – California State Fair 2008

Gold – San Diego Wine Competition 08

Gold – World Wine -Exceptional” 08

Gold – California State Fair 07

Gold – LA Int'l Wine Comp. 07

Gold – LA Int'l Wine Comp– Best Label– 07

Gold – Orange County Fair 07

 

2005 Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa - Howell Mountain

Double Gold/Best of Class- New World Int. Wine 09

Gold – Pacific Rim Wine Comp. 08

Gold – San Diego Wine Comp. 08

Gold – West Coast Wine Comp. 08

 

2006 Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa - Howell Mountain

Double Gold - Pacific Rim Comp 2010

Double Gold/Best of Class - New World 2010

Gold - Dallas Morning News 2010

Gold - San Diego Wine Comp 2010

Gold - West Coast Wine Comp 2010

 

2008 Petite Sirah - Dry Creek Valley

93 Points - The Wine Enthusiast Magazine - May 2010 Issue

Double Gold - SF Chronicle 2010

Gold - LA Int'l Wine 2010

Gold - Orange County 2010

Gold - West Coast 2010

Gold – San Diego Wine Comp.2010

Gold - Pacific Rim Int'l Comp 2010

 

 

 

Gift Baskets

 

Gold – California State Fair 2009Gold – San Diego National Wine Competition 2008