2022 Croix Estate Zinfandel "1904" Heritage Vines Croix Estate Vineyard

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  4/13/2024 - Drhale wrote:

  Varieties: 90% Estate Zinfandel, 10% Estate Alicante Bouchet | Method: 100% Pellenc destemmed, 50% Stainless, 50% Open Top, 100% Native Primary & Secondary, 55% New American Oak, 45% French Oak. Unfiltered. 16 Barrels Produced
  
  We sold out, yet again, of another vintage of our Estate Zinfandel. So, here is the deal: If you don’t pick this up now, you may miss your chance to secure an allotment from the spectacular 2022 vintage, as demand has tripled in just 12 months. If you remember the 2016 vintage of this wine, lookout! The 2022 is humping some serious weight. This is another home run effort from our winemaking team. Our Croix Estate Vineyard Zinfandel is a heritage vineyard site. Planted in 1904, the original vineyard comprised of 39 acres planted in sections to Zinfandel, Carignan, Alicante Bouchet, Petite Sirah, and Mataro. Today, the vineyard consists of 10 acres of 90% Zinfandel and 10% Alicante Bouchet. Are you a fan of ultra-ripe, jammy Zins with zesty acid and a serious amount of viscosity? This wine is for you. Get ready to bliss all over yourselves, the aromatics are exotic and compelling with cocoa perfume, sweet cedar smoke, crushed black plumbs, sweet honeysuckle, blueberry, candied raisins and figs, and milk chocolate. Whoa Nelly! The palate is massive and concentrated, yet masterfully balanced, highlighting cherry reduction, seductive fig pie, caramel, layered blue fruits, espresso beans, finishing silky with racy acidity to clear the finish for minutes on end. A stunning work to contemplate. Don’t miss this.

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