2021 Yountville Zin

Notes

NOTES FROM CHRIS GAITHER MS, 01/14/25:

Eye
Deep ruby center with bright ruby rim.

Nose
Strawberry pie, stewed cherries, and baked plum with secondary notes of toasted cedar, sandalwood, leather, and pink peppercorn.

Palate
Nice tension in the structure, with bright acidity and firm tannins lengthening the finish. Herbaceous notes of sage and dried forest floor leaves.

Ageability
Drink now through 2040.
Background

For our 2021 production cycle we added an “appellation series” of Napa Valley Zinfandel bottlings from three new vineyard sources in Calistoga, Oakville, and Yountville. This was the first release of the bunch, sourced from an off-the-beaten-path site at the end of a storied lane on the Valley floor. With just six months in barrel our winemaking approach here is intended to let the fruit shine, a call it answers graciously even in its infancy. Its layered aromatics tease out on the palate, hinting at future greatness that at once begs drink now enjoyment and patient cellaring. Rewards will flow from either course; this is a young wine with an old soul — proceed accordingly.
Tech
- Composition
  100% Zinfandel
- Vineyard source
  Yountville Confidential
- Appellation
  Napa Valley
- Barrel aging
  6 months in 30% new French oak
- Alc. by vol.
  14.9%
- Production
  690 cases in 12 x 750ml format

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