Wirth Zinfandel

The vines, more than 75 years old, were planted in 1948 at Wirth Ranch in Solano County Green Valley. The site lies east of Napa Valley; the vines are dry-farmed and planted on iron-rich soil. Most of the grapes were destemmed, with a small proportion of whole clusters fermented in open fermentation vessels and pumped over twice a day. The wine matured for eleven months in neutral oak barriques. It shows concentrated fruit and more depth and structure than the estate’s other Zinfandel bottling, with aromas of blackberry, blueberry, black tea and cola spice.