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The 2007 season was about as good as it gets both for Zinfandel and the Stoetz Ridge Vineyard. The dry early season promoted early budbreak, flowering and conversion from green growing to ripening metabolism. The summer was classic Russian River with cool nights and warm sunny days and the fall was exceptionally cool but sunny. This all combined for an exceptionally long ripening season, and wine with ripen tannins, super juicy fruit, moderate alcohol and bight acidity. Aromatically, the wine fills the glass with scents of Bing cherry, cinnamon spice and bramble. The brightness of the nose portends the exceptional liveliness in the mouth, which just bursts with sweet cherry fruit and molasses overtones. The freshness of the wine carries through the long sour cherry finish. This is a wine to enjoy on the porch at sunset with a nice burger and fresh tomatoes, or maybe some pesto pasta with pine nuts, or, of course, you can just forget the food, imagine the view from Stoetz Ridge and dig on the Pacific sunset colors. 169 cases produced.
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