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Hawley Zinfandel 2010, Ponzo Vineyard, Russian River Valley
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Vineyards
Ponzo vineyard is located just outside the town limits of Healdsburg, along the Russian River at the mouth of Dry Creek. It’s gravelly bench-lands have produced many award winning wines.
Winemaking
The Zinfandel grapes were crushed and de-stemmed into one-ton, open top fermentors. The juice was chilled extended maceration. After one week, the fermentors were moved outdoors to warm up and the wild yeasts begun the fermentation. Commercial yeast was later added to control the fermentation. We punched down the skins every couple hours to maximize extraction. When fermentation was nearing dryness we pressed out directly to barrels. The wine was aged for nine months in a mixture of French and American oak barrels and was racked from barrel to barrel every three months to soften the tannins, develop fruit character and clarify the wine.
Technical
Appellation: Russian River Valley, Ponzo Vineyard
Varietal Composition: Zinfandel
Harvest Date: October 12 & 18, 2010
Alcohol: 14.8%
Bottling Date: July 8, 2011
Cases Bottled: 440
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Tasting Notes
This Zinfandel is soft and juicy with flavors of raspberries and strawberries with notes of white pepper and vanilla oak. |
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