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Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley, 2005

Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley, 2005 Wine Details
Price: $40.00 per bottle

Description: Our Dry Creek Zinfandel is an ideal representation of Zinfandels that come out of the Dry Creek Valley. When ripe raspberries & black pepper flood the senses, then you can tell where the grapes are from. In addition to these components, our Dry Creek Zinfandel offers characteristics of caramel, vanilla, cranberry & leather for an additional complexity to the glass in front of you. If you like a spicy Zinfandel, our Dry Creek Zinfandel is the wine for you.
Silver Medal - 2008 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
Gold Medal - 2008 Long Beach Grand Cru Wine Competition


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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