Harvest Moon Zinfandel Russian River Valley 2007  750ml $42.00   Your Shopping Cart: Join one of the Harvest Moon Wine Clubs and save up to 30% on wines!

Vintage & Varietal

 Vintage & Varietal: 2007 95% Russian River Valley Zinfandel and 5% Russian River Valley Petit Syrah
Production: 650 cases/750 ml. 100 cases 375 splits
Technical Data: Residual Sugar = .046 g/100 ml; Ph = 3.35
Alcohol: 14.4% by volume

Grower & Winemaker's Notes

Grower & Winemaker’s Notes: From a grower’s perspective, 2007 was an amazing season. As winemaker, the wines were easy to make by simply keeping my hands off once the perfectly ripe clusters arrived at the crushpad. Farming most of the fruit and purchasing some from the DeLoach Family, this wine exemplifies a concerted effort to bring elegance and subtly to an oft massively constructed variety. Proper leaf pulling and timely cluster thinning concentrated the flavors in the vineyard without necessarily achieving high brix count. As in vintages prior, we surgically harvested only the ripe clusters while leaving the still pinkish, unripe clusters to hang and ripen for an additional 7-12 days. The fruit from the four local vineyards were fermented separately in small ¾ ton open top bins outside allowing for a very cool fermentation temperature peak of 84 degrees Fahrenheit. This cool fermentation helped retain the beautiful delicate structure and also prevent the stewing or cooking of the must. The wine was barreled separately in mostly neutral, older barrels for 18 months until the very end where the lots were blended and bottled polish filtered in May 2009.

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes: With not so subtle hints of fresh cracked black pepper and dark rose petal aromas, this wine graciously fills the mouth with tart dark wild berry pie and a slight cinnamon/nutmeg zing. The mouth feel is moderate and body is of medium stature. Just as it begins, the wine slowly leaves the palate with a definite mention of pepper and dark spicy berry.
Cellar for 5-8 years.