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| Description | Customer Reviews |
This trio includes three vineyard designate zinfandels that are sure to delight any zinfandel lover!
2006 Old Barn
Zinfandel is the classic choice for casual occasions, the ultimate patio wine. There’s a wild streak in its genes, a playful, zany edge, something that brings to mind Hawaiian shirts and sun hats and reggae music on the portable boom box. No wonder it's pronounced zin-FUN-del.
But that doesn’t mean the wine itself has to be casual, or casually made. Zins like this one can deliver layer upon layer of flavor, seamless integration of all the moving parts, and enough finish to last through two or three bites of food. If there was ever a serious wine for laid-back drinking, this is it.
Gold Medal, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2006 Wind Machine
We began producing an interesting series of vineyard specific old-vine Zinfandels in the 2004 vintage. The collection contains this wine, Wind Machine, along with Three Goose, Old Barn and Wagon Wheel. The vineyard that provided these grapes is in Dry Creek Valley and is protected from frost by a noticeable pair of frost preventing fans. Frost is a true threat to successful grape growing. The towering wind machines at this location give us assurance that our crop is protected. Wind Machine Zinfandel provides the zesty flavors and engaging aromas expected of Dry Creek Zinfandel delivered on a deftly balanced, embraceable platform.
Silver Medal, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2006 Wagon WheelWe began producing an interesting series of vineyard specific old-vine Zinfandels in the 2004 vintage. The series contains this wine, Wagon Wheel, along with Three Goose, Old Barn and Wind Machine. “Old Vine” is a complimentary term applied to grape vines that are at least 40 years in age. These gnarled old vines are often head-pruned and allowed to grow quite naturally unfettered by trellis or guiding wires. We applied the fanciful name Wagon Wheel to evoke the look of the vine’s canes, growing from the tops of these head-pruned vines, circling the plant and making a sort of grape vine wagon wheel. Wagon Wheel proves that Zinfandel can have finesse as well as power. The classic black pepper aromas and brambly fruit flavors are to be expected of Dry Creek Zinfandel. The surprise is the wine’s precise balance and accessible structure.
Gold Medal, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
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