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Wine Details
Price:
$30.00 per bottle
Description:
The vines in Rich Pato’s striking, old-vine parcel celebrate their 110th birthday this year, a significant milestone for vineyards and one rarely seen in these days of cloning and selective breeding. These Zinfandel vines are own-rooted, not grafted onto phylloxera-resistant rootstock -- one of the last such stands of vines remaining in California. Every aspect of farming this 20 acre vineyard is personally overseen by Rich Pato, and his keen attention to detail is evident. The vineyard yielded just 23 tons of fruit in 2004, all of it perfectly ripened. The finished wine is dark, plump, rich and soft enough to be immediately engaging. The aroma is like a bowl of freshly crushed strawberries. I can’t imagine a wine being more inviting.
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