2015 Single Vineyard Yoakim Zinfandel
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2015 YOAKIM BRIDGE VINEYARD ZINFANDEL Each vintage, our winemaker selects the very best vineyards in Sonoma for our small production Single Vineyard series. Only vineyards with consistent superior D quality for each particular varietal will be chosen to ensure that the best fruit is AR used in each of our wines. Y E TASTING NOTES Inviting fruit aromas of dark cherry and raspberry jam combine with subtle hints of lavender IN and white pepper. A smooth and well-balanced wine with good acidity and a long lively V finish. FROM THE WINEMAKER LE A warm and dry growing season led to ripe berry and jam flavors for our 2015 Zinfandel grapes. Old vine Zinfandel and Petite Sirah from the Yoakim Bridge Vineyard were picked by NG I hand and fermented together for 25 days. After fermentation, the wine was settled and S racked before being aged in a combination of French and Hungarian oak barrels for 19 months. Pat Henderson, Chief Winemaker THE VINEYARD LAKE SONOMA YOAKIM BRIDGE VINEYARD ROCKPILE SONOMA COAST Dry Creek Valley AVA - Sonoma County Sonoma County Our Yoakim Bridge Estate Vineyard is located at the Yoakim Bridge Vineyard DRY CREEK northwestern end of Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley. The FORT ROSS VALLEY ALEXANDER VALLEY vineyard has rocky well-drained soil; this combined with its SEAVIEW Sonoma KNIGHTS inland location gives it the perfect terroir for producing County VALLEY intensely flavored wines with excellent structure. CHALK HILL RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY Sonoma County SONOMA COUNTY SONOMA BENNETT VALLEY CALIFORNIA VALLEY San Francisco SONOMA MOUNTAIN SONOMA COAST Los Angeles CARNEROS SONOMA VALLEY WINEMAKING DETAILS VINEYARD DETAILS Composition: 100% Zinfandel Region: Dry Creek Valley Harvest Date: September 21st Altitude: 177’ Harvest Method: Handpicked Latitude: 38° 41' 41.38" Aging: French & Hungarian oak barrels Longitude: 122° 57' 38.70" Acidity/pH: 8.2 / 3.26 Planted Block Area: 15 acres Alcohol: 16.0% Rootstock: 110 Richter Production: 230 cases Clone: 8 Bottled: December 2018 Soil: Yolo Sandy Loam Overwash 9592 Sonoma Highway • Kenwood, California 95452 • 707-282-4228 • www.kenwoodvineyards.com KENWOODVINEYARDS.COM /KENWOODVINEYARDS.COM /KENWOODVINEYARD.COM /KENWOODVINEYARDS.COM ©2018 KENWOOD® VINEYARDS. DISTRIBUTED BY PERNOD RICARD KENWOOD HOLDING LLC, KENWOOD, CA. Enjoy Responsibly.