2021 sheep camp zinfandel
old oak vineyard | willow creek district
Vineyard: SOURCED FROM OLD OAK VINEYARD IN THE WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT, THIS ZINFANDEL COMES FROM A CERTIFIED ORGANIC VINEYARD. THE WILLOW CREEK DISTRICTS UNIQUE CLIMATE AND TERRIOR CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DEPTH OF THE WINES MADE FROM THIS SITE.
wINEMAKING: PRIMARY FERMENTATION TOOK PLACE IN UPRIGHT FOUDRE AGING VESSELS, FOLLOWED BY MATURATION IN NEUTRAL PUNCHEONS. THE USE OF NEARLY 100% WHOLE CLUSTER FERMENTION ENHANCES THE STRUCTURE AND COMPLEXITY OF THIS ZINFANDEL INTEGRATING THE STEMS AND TANNINS INTO THE PROFILE.
tasting notes: A RICH AND LAYERED ZINFANDEL, OFFERING FLAVORS OF DARK CHOCOLATE, RASPBERRY, RUBY, AND DRIED RED CURRANT. THE WHOLE CLUSTER FERMENTATION ADDS DEPTH AND STRUCTURE, MAKING THIS AN IDEAL PAIRING WITH HEATY DISHES, GAME MEATS, OR SPICED FOODS.
FARMING: DRY-FARMED, HEAD-TRAINED, CERTIFIED ORGANIC