94 Points, DOUBLE GOLD Medal - 2022 Toast of the Coast Wine Competition
93 Points, GOLD Medal - 2022 Los Angeles County Fair Wine Competition
93 Points, GOLD Medal - 2020 Women’s International Wine Competition
91 Points, GOLD Medal - 2021 Monterey International Wine Competition
91 Points, GOLD Medal - 2022 Orange County Fair Wine Competition
91 Points, GOLD Medal - 2021 American Fine Wine Competition
90 Points - Wine Spectator, June 2020
GOLD Medal - 2021 Monterey Wine Festival Wine Competition
Deep spicy jammy berry, layers of loveliness! Juicy raspberry jam in the mouth, bright acidity and good structure for aging. This baby packs everything that a Zinfandel should be, and much more! With its waves of blueberries, boysenberries, plum, spice cake, pepper notes, chocolatey oak, and jammy freshness. We never get enough great Zinfandel here, so we'd suggest snagging some before the last of it is taken!
Enjoy now through 2027. For sure save a few for later in the year. It's SO GOOD! Happiest when paired with anything from the meat aisle, from barbeque pork ribs, leg of lamb, or a big juicy steak.
VINEYARD
Peaceland Vineyard sits quietly on 200 acres on the mountaintop in the Mayacamas Range, with 40 acres planted to vines. The vineyard has a cooling influence that allows for a longer growing season than its Napa Valley neighbors. Its higher elevation puts it above the fog but below the frost line, making it the ideal spot to grow grapes. While they grow a variety of vinifera at Peaceland Vineyards, Carol selects the Zinfandel and a tiny bit of Petite Sirah to make a single vineyard designate wine from this amazing vineyard.
WINEMAKER: Carol Shelton
VARIETAL: 88% Zinfandel, from three clones: 50% Costa Magna, 30% DuPratt, 20% St. Peters Church, 12% Petite Sirah
AGING: 18 months in barrels: 50% new American, 40% 2-3 yr old French, 10% 1-yr-old American
APPELLATION: Sonoma County, Peaceland Vineyard (Fountaingrove AVA)
VINTAGE: 2017
ALCOHOL: 15%
Gold Medal
Generously packed with black cherry, cola, cassis, and plum that all intermingle together in a creamy, velvety texture with great layering, finishing with delightful notes of oak and spice. Persistent, well-defined structure, wonderfully balanced.
96 Point Vintage
Entices with aromas of Bing cherry, raspberry, and cedar spice. Indicative of the cool vintage, the wine carries a freshness throughout. The palate offers a harmonious balance between bright red fruit, spice, and nicely woven tannins.
94 Points
Opulent dark fruited with blackberry and ironstone mineral character, blue fruit notes, and violets with crushed cocoa nibs nuances and a long dark chocolate and mineral-scented finish. Ultra delicious and quite lengthy.
98 Points
Deep purple hue and an alluring aromatic profile of fresh blue fruits and delicate violets. On the palate, it delivers a seamless and layered texture, framed by supple, polished tannins and a refined sense of balance. Elegantly structured, it offers remarkable purity and finesse, finishing with graceful length and poise.
95 Points
This stellar Napa Valley Red Blend marries lush plum and cherry with Malbec's dark berry depth and Petit Verdot's structure and spice. Layered with notes of blackberry, violet, and cocoa, this silky wine finishes with smooth tannins and a whisper of toasted oak. Robust and mouth-filling, with spicy nuances, smooth tannins, firm structure, and a long lingering finish.
94 Points
Deep garnet-purple colored, it leaps from the glass with vibrant notes of fresh black currants, kirsch, and mulberries... Full-bodied, the palate delivers a firm line of grainy tannins with bold freshness to frame the muscular black fruit, finishing long and cedary.
Gold Medal
Light pink in color with aromas of watermelon, cranberry, orange rind, and fresh spring flowers that leap from the glass. The palate offers more peach, strawberry, and melon, with an intriguing note of rose and hibiscus. It's crisp with just the perfect hint of red fruit, and delicate whisper of strawberry that gives goosebumps.
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