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St. Amant 2007 Old Vine Zinfandel
Quick Overview
A big ripe chewy Zin with rich raspberry and spicy blackberry flavors finishing with a delicious mouthcoating texture. The wine is loaded with flavor that should develop nicely over the next 3-5 years, but is hard to resist in its exuberant youth.
Product Description
This vineyard was planted in 1944 in the heart of the Lodi Appellation. It was one of the first "certified" vineyards under the Lodi rules for Sustainable Winegrowing. The Lodi rules takes a comprehensive approach to address the overall health of the vineyard and ecosystem.
A big ripe chewy Zinfandel made in a style to highlight the rich raspberry and spicy blackberry fruit character of this old Lodi Zinfandel Vineyard. Picked ripe and hand sorted the grapes were fermented at cool temperatures for 7 days. Gentle pumpovers and delestage helped lend balance. The wine was pressed and racked to 60 gallon American Oak barrels (25% new) for 10 months barrel aging. A natural malolactic fermentation was completed in barrels.
A big ripe chewy Zinfandel made in a style to highlight the rich raspberry and spicy blackberry fruit character of this old Lodi Zinfandel Vineyard. Picked ripe and hand sorted the grapes were fermented at cool temperatures for 7 days. Gentle pumpovers and delestage helped lend balance. The wine was pressed and racked to 60 gallon American Oak barrels (25% new) for 10 months barrel aging. A natural malolactic fermentation was completed in barrels.
Additional Information
| Food Pairings | Short Ribs braised with chocolate Marmalade glazed lamb chops Barbecued ribs, burgers, and grilled steak Enjoy with strong cheese(Blue) Cheescake with Berry sauce |
| Varietal | Zinfandel |
| Accolades | Gold Medal -- San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition |
| Winemaker Profile | Tim Spencer, owner and winemaker of St. Amant Winery, is well known both in Lodi Wine Country and abroad for his skill in producing truly handcrafted wines of a superior quality. His minimalistic approach to vinification and traditional winemaking techniques are designed to achieve maximum expression of the terroir of each unique vineyard. Specializing in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian varieties, Spencer has also received great acclaim for his work with Zinfandel; crafting structured, yet soft wines which manifest an abundance of fruit in their youth. Tim and his wife, Barbara St. Amant Spencer, founded St. Amant Winery in 1981. Grafting over two acres of Zinfandel vines to five traditional Douro Valley Portuguese varieties, Alvarelhao, Bastardo, Souzao, Tinta Cao and Touriga in 1979, their legendary 81 Vintage Port proved the potential of Portuguese varietals in Northern California and is a legacy that St. Amant continues to this day, having recently won a double-gold and "best desert wine" at the California State Fair with their 2003 Vintage Port. Spencer began experimenting with other Mediterranean varieties in the 1990's such as Barbera and Tempranillo, and St. Amant's first Zinfandel was released in 1997, all of which have been distinguished with numerous awards and accolades. |
| Case Price | Buy 6 for $ 17.10 each -- 5% discount Buy 12 for $ 16.20 each -- 10% discount Mix and match for quantity discount |
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