Bottling Date:
December 7, 2005

Varietal Content:
86.5% Zinfandel
3.5 % Cabernet Sauvignon
9.0 % Petite Sirah Lodi

Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 14.7%
pH: 3.6
Residual Sugar:Less than 0.1%

Limited Production!!
 

2004 Zinfandel SE, (750 ml)

Notes from the winemaker:

Most of the grapes used for this wine came from the upper 8 rows of Jim Brown's Syrah block located in the Fairplay AVA.  The fruit was completely ripe when picked. The grapes were hand sorted and gently crushed. The fermentation was delayed for two days by keeping the must cold under 60 degrees F. We fermented this wine in our 2 ton fermentation tank, punching down by hand 3 times per day.
The wine was aged in French Oak for 23 months before bottling.

This wine has a deep color and an aroma of cocoa and vanilla combined with tobacco and spice. This well balanced wine is very dry with layers of flavor of black cherry, dark plum, cassis, coffee and tobacco.  The fruit flavor intensifies in the mid-palate becoming very complex, picking up some herbal nuances. The wine finishes with a long and lingering finish adding baking type spicy flavors combined with smoky and almost meaty notes. This is a big wine worthy of aging for several years for optimum quality.

2005 Zinfnadel "Southern Exposure" Shenandoah Valley 750ml  $35.00

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