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2010 Ridge Zinfandel East Bench
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(Spring 2012 Ridge Wine Club notes)
100% Zinfandel
Planted entirely to zinfandel, this 12-year-old vineyard on the Dry Creek Bench set a small crop in 2010. Three days of extreme heat in late August sunburned clusters, further reducing the crop -- and resulting in the most concentrated wine we have yet produced from this site.
The seven vineyard blocks were harvested and fermented separately. After natural secondary fermentation, six of the seven were seleced for the final wine, then aged for thirteen months in air-dried American Oak barrels.
This full-bodied zinfandel can be enjoyed now, but will benefit from five to six year of bottle age. (1/12)
One of our few single-variety wines ... a true Dry Creek Valley zinfandel, East Bench shows the characteristic rich cherry fruit and dusty spice that are the hallmarks of the appellation.
100% Zinfandel
Planted entirely to zinfandel, this 12-year-old vineyard on the Dry Creek Bench set a small crop in 2010. Three days of extreme heat in late August sunburned clusters, further reducing the crop -- and resulting in the most concentrated wine we have yet produced from this site.
The seven vineyard blocks were harvested and fermented separately. After natural secondary fermentation, six of the seven were seleced for the final wine, then aged for thirteen months in air-dried American Oak barrels.
This full-bodied zinfandel can be enjoyed now, but will benefit from five to six year of bottle age. (1/12)
One of our few single-variety wines ... a true Dry Creek Valley zinfandel, East Bench shows the characteristic rich cherry fruit and dusty spice that are the hallmarks of the appellation.