Turley Deaver Ranch Vineyard Zinfandel (75cl, 15.7%)

A single-vineyard Zinfandel from century-old vines in Shenandoah Valley AVA, Amador County, bottled at 15.7% ABV. The vines are head-trained and dry-farmed on granite and quartz-rich soils at roughly 1,500 feet elevation, with limited interplantings of Mission grape. Grapes are hand-harvested, fermented with native yeast and aged for 15 months in used oak barrels. The nose shows sour cherry, dried leaves, garrigue, sun-warmed stone and earthy notes. The palate is soft and juicy, with red-fleshed fruit, spiced red fruit, peachy roundness, bright acidity and driving tannins. The finish is long and spicy, with dried herb and warm stone minerality.