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2007 Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley
2007 Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley

Our newest Zinfandel released in January, 2010. Another juicy selection from our favorite vineyard in Dry Creek Valley.  This Zinfandel grows on the bench just above the valley floor on West Dry Creek Road in Dry Creek Valley just north-west of Healdsburg.  I love this rich wine's fruity and floral components.  It is developing superbly, and should drink lovely for the next 3-5 years.  The wine is very concentrated and has dense fruit flavors complemented by smoky oak aromas and flavors.  Our wine was aged in small French and American oak barrels for 15 months prior to bottling and then aged 6 months prior to release.  You will love this classic Zinfandel.
 

Winemaker’s Notes:
Voluptuous and rich dark berry fruit, floral notes of lilac, rose and honeysuckle mix with generous flavors of smoky oak and chocolate truffle, and white pepper, over subtle notes of plum and tangerine.

 


 


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Coming in 2010
2007 ZINFANDEL DRY CREEK VALLEY 750 ml     $39.00 

Detailed Wine Information
Acidity:0.64 g/100
Alcohol:15.85%
Appellation:Dry Creek Valley
Bottling Date:July 02, 2009
Fermentation:10 days in 1-ton-open-topped fermentation tanks
Harvest Date:September 11, 2007 - Hand picked fruit at about 24.0 Brix, soaked up to 26.8 Brix after 4 days cold soak. Yummy!!
Months in Barrel:4 year old french barrels
Oak:15 months in 4 year old french barrels
Release Date:January 15, 2010
Sugar:0.11%
Tasting Notes:Rich, dense, subtle floral notes, 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:2007 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:2007

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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

 

 

 

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