2023 Fiddletown
Zinfandel
Our single vineyard Zinfandel with a devoted following. Made from 100+ year old vines, this Zinfandel from a tiny vineyard in Amador County is well known for its elegance and structure. Taste history when you open this bottle.
Flavor Profiles
Raspberry, blackberry, and rose petal aromas mingle with cedar and black tea, which are reflected in the flavors in the glass. Deceptively light in color, the palate features an intense body, a signature of old-vine Zinfandel. Weighty with silky tannins and a bright acidity, this wine is beloved for good reason.
Originally established in 1865, Gino Rinaldi’s vineyard sits at 1,600 to 1,800 feet above sea level in the Sierra Foothills. The blocks harvested by Rombauer are more than a century old. These head-trained, dry-farmed 100+-year-old vines are naturally self-limiting and produce very low yields, resulting in small clusters of intensely flavored grapes.
The grapes were carefully destemmed and optically sorted to ensure only perfect fruit made it into the wine. A cold soak extracted color and flavor before primary fermentation began in tank. The wine was gently basket-pressed, then racked to oak barrels to finish primary fermentation, malolactic fermentation, and aging.
- Appellation
- Fiddletown
- Harvest Date
- October 11th – 24th, 2023
- Varietal
- Zinfandel
- Brix at Harvest
- 27.0
- Alcohol
- 15.9%
- Cooperage
- 14 months in American (10% new) and French Oak
