Tasting Notes: Summer Huckleberry and Cocoa

THE STORY: Zinfandel is a notable part of Californias history, introduced during the Gold Rush. Its also a foundational grape in our own history and weve harvested Wirth Zinfandel since 2002. We love older expressions of California Zinfandel lighter styles with vibrant acidity and inviting fruit, before it became too overly ripe and high in alcohol. Our winemaking returns Zinfandel to its origins as a pleasing table wine. Unlike the playful nature of our other Zinfandel wine, Vine Starr, our Wirth Zinfandel is a more fruit concentrated expression from heritage vines. Organically farmed in Solano County Green Valley, these older vines produce lower yields that are highly concentrated, resulting in a wine with more depth and structure. The grapes were mostly de-stemmed with a little whole cluster sprinkled in open top fermenters, with twice daily pump-overs. We aged the wine in neutral oak barriques for eight months. Can be aged up to 10 years.

FUN FACT: The Wirth Zinfandel vines are over 70 years old planted in 1948.

VARIETIES: 70% Zinfandel, 30% Petite Syrah

VINEYARD: Wirth Ranch | Non-certified organic

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