Neyers Vista Notre Zinfandel 2018

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Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Varietal
Zinfandel
Alcohol %
14.3
Wine Spectator
90
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
A rare combination of bright fruit, low alcohol, and attractive earthiness.
Winemaker Notes
At Neyers Vineyards, we have studied several vineyards in these regions, and in our
search to produce Zinfandel with both lower than normal alcohol levels, and greater
complexity, we now actively work with one Zinfandel vineyard in each AVA. The new
AVA’s are Borden Ranch, east of Lodi on the way to the Sierra Nevada Range; Clements
Hills, to the south, an area that takes in both Bear Creek and the Calaveras River; and the
Mokelumne River AVA, west of Clements Hills and almost bisected by the River after
which it is named. All three regions fall within the triangle bounded by Stockton to the
south, Sacramento to the north, and the Sierra Nevadas to the east. They enjoy a range
of soil types, weather that is sufficiently warm to ripen grapes, but mitigated by cooling
breezes from the Pacific Ocean that slow the ripening process, allowing us to harvest the
fruit at ideal sugar and acid balance. We do a long skin contact maceration – normally
45 days or so – fermenting the must with native, wild yeast. After the tanks are drained
and pressed, the wine is aged for one year in neutral 60-gallon French oak barrels, then
bottled without fining or filtration. The result is Zinfandel of enormous charm, a wine
with the flavor of freshly squeezed wild berries, and the additional complexity of a bright
mineral earthiness. Few bottles of red wine seem to be as enjoyable, or as compatible
with such a wide range of food.
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