2007 Zinfandel "Old Vine" from

Fermentation

100% punch-down fermentation in small, open-top fermenters; the wine completed malolactic fermentation in barrels

Cooperage

Barrel-aged 15 months in 75% French (20% new barrels) and 25% American Oak

The Vineyards

Old head-pruned vineyards in Alexander and Dry Creek Valleys. Old vines produce smaller clusters and berries while providing more uniform growth. Even so, crop thinning at 75% and 95% veraison removes latent, stacked and weak shoot clusters.

The Growing Season

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