Amista 2015 Zinfandel Gene's Block
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Blackberry preserves and a touch of cherry pie start off on this wine. There are notes of black pepper and a touch of sandalwood on the nose. The palate is big and juicy and lingering flavors of strawberry go from start to finish. Juicy tannins are definitely present and are extremely well balanced with the fruit tones and a touch of acidity on the finish.
475 cases made
100% Zinfandel, hand harvested
Gene's Block, Saini Farms, Dry Creek Valley
Healdsburg, California in the heart of Sonoma wine country
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2015
Varietal
Zinfandel
Appellation
Dry Creek Valley
Vineyard Designation
Saini Farms
Harvest Date
September 9, 2015
Sugar
26.50
Acid
5.80
pH
3.70
Aging
18 months in neutral oak barrels
Bottling Date
December 8, 2016
Alcohol %
15.0
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
2015 was a very dry year here in Sonoma County. Yields were down because the vines were stressed due to a shortage of water but flavors were concentrated with the smaller crop size.
Winemaker Notes
The Saini Vineyards Gene’s Block Zinfandel was harvested first thing in the morning by hand. The grapes were sorted once in the vineyard and once in the winery before being destemmed and left whole berry to go into an open top tank. The grapes were cold soaked for 5 days to extract the maximum amount of flavor, then inoculated and fermented on the skins for 12 days. After being gently pressed off the skins, the wine was moved to neutral oak barrels where it completed malolactic and was racked twice in the 18 months before being bottled.
Production
475 cases made