Rich dark ruby in the glass. Aromas of ripe berries, cinnamon and white pepper. Full-bodied with plump flavors of blackberry, fig, cinnamon, pepper, and a touch of nutmeg. Mild tannins highlight this Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel with lingering flavors and a peppery, fruity finish.

2021 was a warm harvest. Drought conditions sped up maturity and created a concentration of flavors and color. The grapes were harvested on September 6th. Showing a rich concentrated wine with intense variety of flavors and mild acids. After destemming, the grapes are cold soaked for 2 days in a temperature controlled stainless steel tank. This lot is inoculated with the Priorat (Tempranillo) yeast bringing the best out of the fermentation.

Daily pumping, over the cap (grape skins at the top of the tank), extracts deeper color and makes a fuller bodied wine. The young wine is pressed and sent to storage tanks until barreled down for aging in American oak barrels for sixteen months. This mellows the wine with additional time in oak and gives a deeper complexity as well.

• Appellation: Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County
• Composition: 100% Zinfandel
• Barrel aging: 16 months in American oak barrels, 40% new oak
• Alcohol: 15.4%
  
• pH: 3.45
  
• Total acidity: .590g / 100 ml