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Wine Description
The Story
I met Jay Heminway many years ago. He was thoughtful, clearly artistic, a little reserved (for a guy who raced motorcycles) but very enthusiastic about his winery project in Napa’s Chiles Valley. He and I started our respective wineries about the same time. He in 1977 and I in 1976. We were enthusiastic about Zinfandel, founding members, in 1992, of Zinfandel Advocates and Producers (ZAP), and both had connections to Berkeley and Chez Panisse....
Wine Information
Age of vines: 23-year-old
Alcohol: 15%
pH: 3.56
TA: 6.5 g/L
Production: 350 cases
Bottled: in November 2020
Press: Antonio Galloni 94pts