Tasting Notes: Summer Huckleberry and Cocoa
THE STORY: Zinfandel is a notable part of California’s history, introduced during the Gold Rush. It’s also a foundational grape in our own history and we’ve harvested Wirth Zinfandel since 2002. We love older expressions of California Zinfandel – lighter styles with vibrant acidity and inviting fruit, before it became too overly ripe and high in alcohol. Our winemaking returns Zinfandel to its origins as a pleasing table wine. Unlike the playful nature of our other Zinfandel wine, Vine Starr, our Wirth Zinfandel is a more fruit concentrated expression from heritage vines. Organically farmed in Solano County Green Valley, these older vines produce lower yields that are highly concentrated, resulting in a wine with more depth and structure. The grapes were mostly de-stemmed with a little whole cluster sprinkled in open top fermenters, with twice daily pump-overs. We aged the wine in neutral oak barriques for eight months. Can be aged up to 10 years.
FUN FACT: The Wirth Zinfandel vines are over 70 years old – planted in 1948.
VARIETIES: 70% Zinfandel, 30% Petite Syrah
VINEYARD: Wirth Ranch | Non-certified organic
