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Wine Details
Price:
$11.95 per bottle
Description:
The 2002 Sierra Series Zinfandel was hand selected and harvested in mid to late October. Each vineyard lot was fermented individually at cool to moderate temperatures. Pressed at dryness, each lot was racked directly into barrels for aging. The individual lots were aged in a combination of new American oak and three to five year old French and American oak barrels for 10 months before the final blend was assembled. The resulting wine displays aromas of berry, cloves and cinnamon. The entry displays red fruit characters that carry through the mid-palate, finishing with a lingering vanilla and tasty oak ending.
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Varietal Definition
Zinfandel:
Zinfandel is a variety of red grape planted in over 10 percent of California wine vineyards. DNA fingerprinting revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski, and also the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in the 'heel' of Italy. It is typically made into a robust red wine. Its taste depends on the ripeness of the grapes from which it is made. Red berry fruits like raspberry predominate in wines from cooler areas such as the Napa Valley, whereas blackberry, anise and pepper notes are more common in wines made in warmer areas such as Sonoma County. Many Zinfandels come from head pruned ‘Old Vines’. ‘Old Vine’ is generally understood to mean a vine that is more than 50 years old and that produces less than three tons per acre. ‘Head Pruning’ is an old European style of pruning that trains the vine into the shape of a goblet. It requires no wires or other complex trellis systems. Head pruning spreads the fruit uniformly along the vine and allows light penetration.In the USA a semi-sweet Rosé (blush-style) wine called ‘White Zinfandel’ has achieved widespread popularity. In fact, this popularity has so outstripped all other forms that many fans think there is actually a grape called “White Zinfandel” (there isn’t)!
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