2015 WILD THING ZINFANDEL
WINE DETAILS
| retail price: | $19.00 |
| club price: | $15.20 |
| available: | None |
| cases: | 10800 |
| formats: | 375mL ,750mL |
| released: | Mar 1, 2018 |
| date profiled: | Jul 10, 2018 |
| region: | Northern California |
| AVA: | Mendocino |
| vineyards: | almost 100% Cox Vineyard |
| estate fruit: | No |
| single vineyard: | No |
| brix at harvest: | 25.3° |
| alcohol: | 14.5% |
| fined: | No |
| filtered: | Yes |
| oak type: | 85% American |15% Fren ... 85% American |15% French |
| oak barrels: | 35% New |
| oak aging: | 15 Months |
| varietal | % | AVA | clone |
|---|---|---|---|
| zinfandel | 78% | Mendocino | |
| carignan | 14% | Mendocino | |
| petite sirah | 8% | Mendocino |
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low sulfite wine
Winemaker Carol Shelton Notes
Vintage Notes
2016 was a warm and very dry year, the 4th year of our long drought. Fortunately these grapes love heat and the struggle of the drought has produced beautifully dense fruit flavors. Wild Thing Zinfandel went through fermentation uninoculated, relying on a healthy WILD yeast population from the organic vineyard to create a terroir-driven complexity of aroma and flavors. Our wild fermentation started after a four day cold soak and was followed by a 30-day maceration. The must was déléstaged (pronounced 'del-ess-TAHJd) three times prior to the wine reaching 10°Brix. That is the fancy, French term for a rack and return—a process that aerates the wine, helps to maintain a healthy yeast population, and builds mouthfeel volume w ...more... ith gentle extraction from the skins.
Winemaker’s Tasting Notes
Aromas of black cherry, ripe plum and raspberry fruit combine with a hint of cigar box, and vanilla-oak baking spice loveliness. Smoothly textured in mouth, and the palate is very creamy and round, with a finish that is long with lush jammy fruit.
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