Hartford Court, Highwire Vineyard, Old Vine Zinfandel, Russian River Valley 2015

“The Highwire Vineyard has 100-year-old vines with half of the parcel being head-trained and half trained on a high wire, permitting greater sun exposure and promoting more even ripening. It is aged for 12 months in French oak, 43% new, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Zinfandel Highwire Vineyard offers crushed black berries and cassis notes with a subtle prune laced undercurrent plus spice box, black soil and potpourri hints. The concentrated, full-bodied palate is densely packed with dried berry and baking spice flavors with plush tannins and a lively lift to the long finish. 322 cases were made.”-96WA