2006 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.6%
Grape Varieties 93% Zinfandel, 7% Petite Sirah
Region Sonoma County
Harvest Dates Late September to early October 2006
Fermentation Vessels Small open-top tanks
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types American oak
Production Details Alexander Valley release. Three parcels fermented separately in small open-top tanks; natural primary fermentation lasted nine days, natural malolactic completed, and the lots were assembled and aged fifteen months in air-dried American oak. Fruit came partly from mixed Zinfandel and Petite Sirah vines planted more than 100 years earlier and partly from mature sixteen-year-old vines.
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2004 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 15.2%
Grape Varieties 92% Zinfandel, 6% Petite Sirah, 2% Carignane
Region Sonoma County
Maceration 8 days
Oak Types American oak
Production Details Alexander Valley release. More than three-quarters of the fruit came from the oldest vines, planted in the 1880s. Circulation over the skins was limited, pressing averaged eight days, and all press wine was included. Maturation used air-dried American oak: two thirds was an unresolved combination of new and two-year-old barrels, while one third was four-year-old barrels.
Tasting Notes Dark fruit; firm structure; big and complex.
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1996 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.3%
Grape Varieties 88% Zinfandel, 8% Petite Sirah, 4% Carignane
Region Sonoma County
Oak Types American oak
Used Oak Only Yes
Production Details Sonoma County release from eight remaining acres of 115-year-old field-blend vines planted to Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Carignane; aged in two- and five-year-old air-dried American oak barrels.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
17100 Montebello Road, Cupertino, CA 95014-5435, USA
Phone
+1 408.867.3233
Owner
Private ownership (founding families)
Cellarmaster
John Olney (Head Winemaker & CEO)