Starry Night Winery
2009 Old Vine Zinfandel
Nervo Station Vineyard, Alexander Valley

91 Points - 2012 California State Fair Wine Competition

Nervo Station Vineyard, located on a hillside in the we stern part of Alexander Valley, has two blocks of Zinfandel planted in 1896 and one block planted in 1934. As is typical of older Zinfandel Vineyards, there are numerous other varietals inter-planted in the vineyard including Petite Sirah, Carignane and Mataro among others. Farmed by the Nervo family for three generations, these head pruned vines produce a very limited crop that results in concentrated and complex flavors and aromas of ripe plum, blackberry and cassis, with hints of anise, exotic spices and white pepper.

Vintage:  2009
Varietal:  Zinfandel
Vineyard:  Nervo Station Vineyard
Appellation:  Alexander Valley
Cooperage:  Barrel Aged over 18 months - 45% new American barrels, 25% new French barrels 30% select one to three year old American and French barrels
Brix: 26.4º
pH:  3.65
TA:  .57 g/100ml
Alcohol:  15.6%
Production:  430 cases

Tasting Notes  PDF

About The Winery...

This year Starry Night Winery celebrates its twelfth anniversary as a bonded winery. The story of how they came into existence starts many years earlier when Wayne Hansen, Bruce Walker, Mike Miller and Skip Granger started making wine. Their motivation for this came from a shared life long passion for wine and an increasing disdain for the over priced and often mass-produced wines found in the market. To learn more visit Starry Night Winery at www.starrynightwinery.com.

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