2008 Zinfandel, Parmelee-Hill 'Stonewall'
Vineyard:The fruit for this wine is from the tiny Stonewall Block of Sonoma’s Parmelee-Hill Vineyard; a site which is contiguous with the famed Durell Vineyard and shares the same vineyard management. The 1.5 acre Stonewall Block is named for the vineyard’s beautiful stone walls, constructed by Chinese laborers in the mid 1800’s. Situated at the base of Sonoma Mountain, the Stonewall Block’s cool climate and rocky, well-drained soils produce moderate yields of intensely rich and vibrant Zinfandel.
Winemaking:
In contrast to our Casa Santinamaria Zinfandel, this wine is 100% Zinfandel and reveals more of the classic jammy varietal character. To produce this ‘more fruit forward’ style, we harvested at 25 brix, de-stemmed into open top fermenters, “cold soaked” for 36 hours and inoculated with a low rate of yeast to allow the “wild yeast” to have an effect before the cultured yeast took over. The must is pressed to a mix of new and one year old French barrels for 12 months aging.
Tasting Notes :
Again our Parmelee-Hill “Stonewall” Block Zinfandel has an opulent nose of allspice, light cedar, ripe plum and cherry - in this wine however I get even more bright forward fruit than in any of the previous vintages.
Cellaring: 7 – 12 years
Case Production: Only 280 cases
Retail Price: $38.00