A beautifully lush and engaging Zinfandel, composed of 80% Zinfandel, 16% Petite Sirah, 4% Carignan.

Following a cool, wet winter and spring, summer brought perfectly temperate weather that created exceptional flavour development in the grapes. Warm weather during harvest ensured ideal ripeness, resulting in dynamic whites with beautiful energy and complexity, and lush and flavourful reds with deep colours and lovely intensity.

It begins with aromas of blueberry, blackberry, black pepper, cherry, plum and licorice. The generous fruit continues on the palate, where the flavours are framed by silky smooth tannins and bright acidity, with subtle hints of oak-inspired vanilla, nutmeg and spice lingering on the finish.

“The signature briary, black-peppery characteristics of the variety feature in this medium- to full-bodied wine in the first vintage that it is labeled as California AVA—now using grapes from Sonoma, Mendocino and the Central Coast. Aged in French oak, with 30% new, this wine delivers great balance, crystal clear fruit flavours and an appetizing texture, as moderate tannins grip and shape the raspberry, pepper and wild sage notes.” 92 points, Wine Enthusiast, November 2021