We christened the Monga Zin® as we stumbled while saying its appellation too many times, probably after having too much of this HUMONGOUS mouthful of fruit and rich milk chocolate.
Winemaker Notes:
Deep black cherry fruit, dried cranberry, orange zest, berry patch in the sun! Dusty vanilla-caramel oak, graham crackers, and cocoa. Fragrant Moroccan-Asian spices—Chinese 5-spice mélange… Mouthfeel is creamy yet tangy bright cherry, firm-sturdy tannins and a long, lush finish. Super concentrated. Quite drinkable now, but will age a good 15-20 years. Very mouthfilling!
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Harvest Date:
- August 31, 2019
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Fermentation Characteristics:
- 4 days of cold soak, déléstaged 3 times before 14 Brix, total of 11 days on skins
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Cellar Storage/Aging:
- 20 months aged in: 15% new American oak barrels, 85% older French/American oak barrels
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Varietal:
- 100% Zinfandel
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Appellation:
- Jose Lopez Vineyard, Cucamonga Valley, CCOF organic. Planted 1918, dry-farmed bush vines
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Release Date:
- December 1, 2021
