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Talty Vineyards & Winery
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The Talty story starts years ago with my father, William Talty. He was the first to introduce me to "Zinfandel Country", and it was with him that I learned and practiced the fine art of winemaking. It had always been our dream to own a winery; unfortunately, we were unable to bring that dream to fruition prior to his unexpected death in 1993. My family and I bought our vineyard in 1997 and named it in his honor.
The Estate wine of the Talty Winery comes from dry-farmed grapes grown on our own six-acre vineyard in Sonoma's Dry Creek Valley. For over one hundred years, the Dry Creek Valley has been home to thousands of acres of cultivated land, five hundred of which are solely Zinfandel grapes. Although Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot grapes can be seen trellised all over the valley, the abundance and quality of the valley's Zinfandel grapes has led most to consider the Dry Creek Valley, "Zinfandel Country". As was my father's way, each Talty Zinfandel is truely handcrafted, from vine to wine. Our dry-farmed and head-pruned vines purposely produce a very small crop — approximately two tons per acre. This ensures the intensity and concentration of the fruit from the very start. Once picked, our grapes are fermented by their own natural yeast in small, open-top bins. They are punched down five times per day for the best flavor and color extraction.
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Estate Zinfandel-William Talty Vineyards
One of the best things about caring for your own estate vineyard is consistent wine quality from year to year. 2004 was no different, our Estate Zinfandel meets all of our high expectations of wine quality. Aged in 35% French oak and 65% American oak with a blend of 7% Estate Petite Sirah and 3% Estate Carignane. This succulent wine is representative of Dry Creek Valley, ripe black cherries, hints of ripe boysenberries and plum. This new Zinfandel has depth and broad complexity, balanced wonderfully with mouth-rounding "zinlicious" fruit, finalizing with a long, lingering finish.
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Zinfandel-Filice Connolly Vineyards
Our newest single vineyard designate Zinfandel, the Filice Connolly vineyard is located in the small town of St Helena in the northern Napa Valley. This 60 year old vineyard is only about two acres, head-pruned and dry-farmed just like our estate vineyard. This small vineyard is held to only produce about two tons per acre, only about 200 cases produced, but the fruit quality is exceptional and the wine that it produced is truly exciting. 100% Zinfandel, aged solely in American oak, very big, very ripe, but having balancing fruitiness and great depth on the palate with loads of black pepper spice, smooth tannins, and a long lingering finish. The owners of this vineyard have given us decision making control over the farming of this small gem of a vineyard, that will give us the ability to create great wines in the future.
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