94 Points - Wine Spectator
94 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Pairs beautifully with a wide array of dishes like sausage pizza, grilled shish-kabobs, roasted rack of lamb and more.
VINEYARD
Florence Vineyard was planted in 1994 (oldest and original Rockpile Zinfandel vineyard) within the legendary Rockpile AVA (American Viticultural Area) is one of the most sought-after AVAs. While Rockpile is one of the newest AVAs in California, receiving status over 20 years ago, the area has been referred to as Rockpile since the 1850's. Located in Northern Sonoma County, at the northwest corner of Dry Creek Valley, the Rockpile AVA encompasses nearly 15,000 acres, of which less than 160 are planted to vineyard. This makes Rockpile one of the smallest AVAs in the United States in terms of acreage planted.
WINEMAKER: Carol Shelton
VARIETAL: 80% Zinfandel, 15% Petite Sirah, 5% Carignane
VINEYARD: Florence Vineyard
APPELLATION: Rockpile, Sonoma County
FERMENTATION: 5 days cold soak prior to ferment All fermented in 1-ton bins, 10% bleed, hand punched down twice daily 12 days total on skins.
AGING: 18 months in French, American and Hungarian barrels.
TA: 0.62 gm/100ml
pH: 3.7
VINTAGE: 2019
ALCOHOL: 14.8%
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