Trione 2016 Flatridge Zinfandel
Once again Mother Nature has provided Sonoma County another vintage year for growers and winemakers. 2016 was by many measures an exceptional year to grow grapes. The season started early as did the previous year. The crop was slightly larger than 2015 but excellent quality. It was an early harvest season, beginning mid-August and finishing up by the end of September, another record year here at Trione Vineyards and Winery.
Retail: $37
Cases produced: 1,108
Winemaking
The Flatridge Zinfandel is a unique wine and vineyard. The vineyard was planted with a selection of Zinfandel sourced from a 100-year-old vineyard next to the St. Peter’s Church in the northern Sonoma County town of Cloverdale. The church’s vineyard has been the source of plant material for many well-known producers of Zinfandel in the Rockpile Appellation of Sonoma County. The wine was made in small open top fermenters in a style similar to Pinot Noir. The cap was hand plunged three to four times daily. The wine was also made with a favored selection of yeast from a Rockpile Syrah.
Tasting Notes
Deep, alluring aromas of sage and black pepper coupled with hints of crushed blackberry, wild berry, and huckleberries create the bouquet. The 2016 Flatridge Zinfandel is bold, beautiful, and rich with dark fruit flavors while showing great depth in structure, tannin, and length of finish. The hints of earthiness and leafy vinous which mix together with the rich fruit notes will have you pouring another glass. Cheers!
