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Essentials
地域
USA > California > North Coast
産地
Contra Costa County AVA
ブドウ
Zinfandel
Old vines. Vineyard planted in the 1800s.
Soil
Sandy Soils
Facts
unfined, unfiltered, Native yeast, Single-vineyard, Minimal SO2, Practicing organic, Unfiltered
アルコール度数
14 %
残糖
N/A
亜硫酸塩レベル
N/A
総酸度
N/A
生産量(ボトル)
1800 bottles
The vineyard
Del Barba Vineyard, Oakley
Age of the wines
65+ yrs
Altitude
30 ft
サイズ
N/A
The cellar
Harvest date
August 30, 2022
Vessel
neutral oak, Neutral oak, Stainless
熟成
13 months in neutral barrels.
Bottling date
July 14, 2023
This iconic vineyard was planted in the 1800s as a field blend. This old school vineyard is currently dry farmed, un-pruned, and un-sulfured. We did everything in our power not to f-up these timeless grapes. More complex and less fruit driven than past years but there is still that crazy umami and deep fruit. Drink some California history! Art: Andrew Schoultz
This iconic vineyard was planted in the 1800s as a field blend. This old school vineyard is currently dry farmed, un-pruned, and un-sulfured. We did everything in our power not to f-up these timeless grapes. More complex and less fruit driven than past years but there is still that crazy umami and deep fruit. Drink some California history! Art: Andrew Schoultz
Aging punk rockers , Dan Schaaf and Aaron Olson began making wines together in 2008 using a battered little warehouse in Napa . Their minimalist wines use fruit from a variety of Northern California locations . Their wines - 100-plus year old head-trained Zinfandel from the Del Barba Vineyard; balanced and fun white blends from the Cecchini Vineyard in Contra Costa County; tart strawberry Grenache Noir from the Tejada family’s beautiful Lake County vineyard; Orange Chardonnay and Falanghina from up-and-coming San Benito County; and the white pepper of Albini Carneros Cabernet Franc - showcase their love of the land around them . Each wine is produced in the same manner – spontaneous fermentation , minimal SO2 , neutral oak and ambient temperatures . “We do our best to ...