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Viinin Kuvailu
The Story
In the heart of Napa Valley, in the Rutherford appellation to be exact, grows a vineyard that is a throwback to Napa Valley’s past. This vineyard was planted in 1920 by Charlie Volpi on Zinfandel Lane (where else would you expect to find great Zin in Napa?) well before Cabernet Sauvignon became the dominate Napa Valley grape. It was planted early enough so that the dry farmed vines are on St. George rootstock, head pruned with 8x8 spacing, but...
Wine Information
Alcohol: 15%
pH 3.61
TA: 6.1 g/L
Age of vines: 100-year-old
Production: 150 cases
Bottled: in November 2020