Wine Article

2014 Papera Ranch Heritage Wine: One of my absolute favorite wines from 2014, Papera Ranch Heritage combines the richness of Russian River Valley with the electric brightness and spice brought by the Carignan and other interplanted varieties. As planted, the vineyard is just about evenly split between Zinfandel and Carignan along with 10% or so of Valdigue, Petite Sirah, Syrah, and others. However, in order to pick everything together the Carignan is thinned to one-cluster per shoot to bring it into the ripening window with the Zinfandel which means the resulting wine is probably only about 30% Carignan or so. This is one of the most consistent vineyards we work with and always ranks towards the top in terms of my personal preference. (Not that we have favorites! ☺) $38