The name for our reserve wine, Rocky Reserve®, comes from the deep red, rocky soils of the Florence Vineyard, 1200 feet above Lake Sonoma. This is a more elegant and restrained Zin, worthy of five or more years of cellaring, though it is packed with fragrant black and blue berry fruits.
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Harvest Date:
- September 26, 2003
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Average TA/pH at Harvest:
- 0.66 gm/100ml
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Fermentation Characteristics:
- 13 days on skins & Déléstaged 2 times before 15°Brix
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Cellar Storage/Aging:
- 13 months in barrels: 27% new / 1-yr-old American, 27% new / 1-yr-old French, 13% new Hungarian, 33% older French/American
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Varietal:
- 100% Zinfandel
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Appellation:
- Florence Vineyard, Rockpile
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Release Date:
- September 15, 2005