For a limited time Carol has opened the Winemaker's Library to offer her 2004 Monga Zinfandel. We opened up a bottle recently and it still has AMAZING fruit! Over a decade in the bottle and this wine is still brimming with flavors of dried Black Mission Figs, orange peel and a fresh baked cherry pie, with a softened tannin structure and an exquisite balance.
Winemaker Notes:
Original Notes, September 1, 2006: Ripe red berry-wild cherry fruit, vanilla-caramel oak,
Fragrant Asian spices—Chinese 5-spice, white pepper and saffron.
Very smooth and nicely structured, long creamy finish.
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Harvest Date:
- August 14, 2004
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Fermentation Characteristics:
- 10 days on skins total (one day cold soak) & Déléstaged 4 times before 10ºBrix
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Cellar Storage/Aging:
- 7 months in barrels: 31% new American, 11% neutral American & 58% neutral French
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Appellation:
- Cucamonga Valley
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Release Date:
- September 1, 2006
