Our Coro Mendocino is a unique blend of old vine Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and classic Italian grape varieties Barbera, and Carignane, which have come together to create a wine that has great structure and elegance. Aromas of violets, spices, and cedar weave through the full-bodied, complex mouth-feel, culminating in a rich harmonious finish laced with great  acidity, raspberry, vanilla, earth and toasty oak. The wine’s complexity and depth of flavor will continue to evolve with further bottle aging.

The grapes for this wine were hand harvested and were crushed into open top fermentors and allowed to cold soak for an average of 3 days before the start of fermentation. After a long, slow fermentation, the wine was aged for 24 months in 50% new French Burgundy, American, and Eastern European oak, softening the tannins and adding length and complexity to the wine.

• Fermentation: 4 days of cold soak, pumped over and punched down twice a day for 11-17 days in stainless open top fermentors
• Aging: 24 months in French, American, EU Burgundy barrels (50% new French)
  
• Blend: 50% Zinfandel, 17% Petite Sirah, 17% Carignane, 16% Barbera
  
• Alcohol: 14.8%
  
• Total acidity: 7.4 g/L
  
• pH: 3.35
  
• Residual Sugar: 0.5 g/L