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Wine Details
Price:
$34.00 per bottle
Description:
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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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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