- Certified organic vineyard and dry-farmed (non-irrigated)
- 99% Zinfandel-related clones, 1% Vermentino
- Venturi Vineyard (Mendocino County)
- Dry farmed on Pinole gravelly loam soils
- Zinfandel-related clones harvested together and co-fermented whole cluster in open-top stainless steel tank
- Gentle punch-downs and short pump-overs during early fermentation to limit extraction
- Délestage (rack and return) performed around 2/3 through fermentation
- After a month on stems and skins, the tank was pressed, and the wine racked to neutral oak barrels
- Vermentino gently foot tread before pressing
- Juice racked to stainless steel for fermentation
- Wine twice racked off lees; once after a 12-day fermentation and again after fermentation completion
- Aged 18 months in neutral French oak barrels
- Unfined but filtered
- Free SO2 12 mg/L (total SO2 36 mg/L)
- 262 cases produced
- 12.5% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2019
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Mendocino
Variety:
Zinfandel
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-MST-24-19 | 12/750ml |