Napa Valley Estate Reserve Zinfandel

Description :

Selected from those barrels promising depth and intensity for long aging, this wine takes complexity and finesse to another level. Occupying a mountainside at the head of the Napa Valley, Zinfandels were first planted here in 1883. It is a grape unusually well adapted to the red clay loam soils, eastern exposures, and microclimate of Storybook's hillside estate. The vines are hand tended, from pruning through picking. The crop is carefully regulated, with two green harvests in May and August, to maintain just the right number of grapes on each vine, averaging 2 to 2.5 tons per acre. Storybook is a CCOF-certified organic grower.
Cooperage: 16 months in French and American oak.