Grapes: Zinfandel
Region: Rock Farm (Little Rock, CA), Lopez Ranch (Fontana, CA), Snodgrass Vineyard (Yucaipa, CA)
Vintage: 2023
Soils: Sandy granite alluvium + sandy granite loam
Viticulture: Organic
Vinification: The majority of the Zinfandel was picked, stomped, and pressed, then fermented in old French oak for about a month. When dry, it was racked and aged for 7 months in old French oak. One barrel of red wine was blended into the white Zinfandel after malolactic conversion. This red wine was harvested from Lopez Vineyard and was vinified half whole-cluster under a layer of destemmed fruit for about 10 days
Aging: 7 months in French Oak barrels
Fining or Filtering: None
Sulfur: 30 mg/l
Notes from the Winemaker: A multi-region blend of direct-pressed and whole-bunch fermented zinfandel. Come across a wild raspberry bush in the San Bernardino Mountains. Filter some water from a stream. You have this wine.
We work with farmers who improve the soil they farm, and we partner with naturally occuring microbiology to raise our wines. Our goal is to make wines that are essentially Southern Californian, like us.
