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Wine Details
Price:
$40.00 per bottle
Description:
When you open an oak cigar box and smell the intoxicating the blend of tobacco leaf mixed with the toasted aroma of the wooden liner, you may as well be sniffing the rim of your glass with this Zinfandel. Krissy’s Vineyard in the Russian River Valley consists of 75 year old vines that produce a wine with a ripe fruit flavor such as blackberries and sweet cherries. This wonderful Zin is great to drink with lamb or hearty meals with a lot of spices. After the last drop, let the welcoming tannins linger with the fruit and spice, you might even want to light up a cigar.
Gold Medal - 2009 San Francisco Int'l Wine Competition
Silver Medal - 2009 SF Chronicle Wine Competition
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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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