2022 Carla's Zinfandel

Tasting Notes:

The 2022 Carla's Zinfandel from the Ghilarducci Vineyard in Contra Costa County is a special single-vineyard bottling. The vines are nearly 120 years old, and it shows in the concentration and power that this Zinfandel brings. This delicious wine is packed with flavor. Beneath a layer of robust, floral-scented tannins lies a full-bodied, meaty Zin, packed with spiced plum, black currant, and dried raspberry flavors. This Zin's special barrel aging imparts hints of toffee, caramel cream, and just a touch of nutmeg. It's a perfect wine for Fall, but also a fantastic companion to barbecues year-round.

Appellation Notes: Ghilarducci Vineyard, Contra Costa County

This single-vineyard wine was grown in Contra Costa County, located within the San Francisco Bay AVA, quite east of the city. The AVA border begins west of the towns of Martinez and Contra Costa, where vineyards are sandwiched between apartment buildings shopping malls, and rooted along the highways that follow the Sacramento-San Joaquin inland river delta. The AVA spans east, and its northern border follows the delta past Oakley and south to Byron. In the 1890s, a host of immigrants, mostly Italian, who had come for the 1849 Gold Rush, established these vineyards in the sandy banks along the delta. Incredibly, some are still producing grapes today.