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Zinfandel, Sonoma Valley |
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Wine Details
Price:
$45.00 per bottle
Description:
Planted over a hundred years ago by Felice Pagani, the famous Pagani vineyard produces as little as one or two tons per acre on intensely flavored clusters that ripen at unusually high sugar levels. The occasional Petite Sirah and Alicante Bouschet vines dotted among the Zinfandel contribute to a deep purple blend rich with jammy fruit. For the 2000 vintage, we hand harvested the grapes in October and crushed them into stainless steel tanks. Fermented over twelve to eighteen days, the wine was then racked into new American oak barrels and aged for twelve to fifteen months. Bottled without fining or filtration, it was held another four to eight months before release. This is a bold wine with dark hints of licorice, chocolate, pepper, and black plum.
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