Vineyard

Fruit from vineyards within the Sonoma appellation offers minerality and complexity. The cool, marine influenced Monterey, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo vineyards provides the wine with its bright fruit flavors and well-balanced acidity.

Harvest

Across California, the growing season was long and even, with moderate winter rains resulting in a later-than-usual bud break. Cool spring temperatures followed by warm temperatures in the summer and fall, allowed us to pick our fruit in October. These conditions allowed the fruit to ripen evenly at a steady pace, making for a well-balanced wine.

Winemaking Techniques

Following harvest, the fruit was fermented in individual lots and then blended together to balance the characteristics of each grape-growing region. The wine was aged for 12months in 20% new American oak and 80% 2-year-old French oak

Tasting Notes

The Joel Gott California Zinfandel has aromas of brambleberries, red currants and plum with notes of maple sugar and vanilla. The wine opens with bright fruit flavors followed by soft, velvety tannins on the mid palate, and a long finish with hints of spice.